We’ll make a man out of you yet : the masculinity of Peter in the book of Acts

dc.contributor.authorStewart, Eric
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-10T08:38:25Z
dc.date.available2017-06-10T08:38:25Z
dc.date.issued2016-11-17
dc.description.abstractAccording to scholars of masculinity studies, manhood is won or lost through the performance of gender-based expectations. In any given culture, masculinities exist in hierarchal relationships. The author of the book of Acts shows Peter demonstrating elite masculine performances in the narrative of Acts. Through Peter’s self-control, and the lack of self-control on the part of those who oppose him, his persuasive, public speech and his ability to control others in the text, Peter exhibits a masculinity that contradicts early portraits of Peter found in 1 Corinthians and the gospels of Matthew, Mark and John. Peter is not overcome by other people in Acts, and he demonstrates a masculinity that is complicit with the types of masculinities prized by the Romans and often considered out of the reach of foreigners.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentNew Testament Studiesen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2017en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationStewart, E., 2016, ‘We’ll make a man out of you yet: The masculinity of Peter in the book of Acts’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 72(4) a3433. http://dx.DOI. org/ 10.4102/hts.v72i4.3433.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v72i4.3433
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/61020
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS Open Journalsen_ZA
dc.rights© 2016. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectRomansen_ZA
dc.subjectForeignersen_ZA
dc.subjectMasculinityen_ZA
dc.subjectBook of Actsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-05
dc.subject.otherSDG-05: Gender equality
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-10
dc.subject.otherSDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.titleWe’ll make a man out of you yet : the masculinity of Peter in the book of Actsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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