Insults and face work in the Bible
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Pilch, John J.
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OpenJournals Publishing
Abstract
Insults play a key role in social interaction in the agonistic culture of the Middle East. This
article constructs a social scientific model of social interaction regarding face work and insults
and then filters the Gospel of Matthew through that model to highlight the prevalence of insult
in the biblical world.
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Insults, Face work, Bible, Social scientific model, Social interaction, Gospel of Matthew
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Pilch, J.J., 2014, ‘Insults and face work in the Bible’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 70(1), Art. #2655, 8 pages. http:// dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts. v70i1.2655.