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Now available in Open Access thanks to the support of the University of Helsinki. In Jesus and Other Men, Susanna Asikainen explores the masculinities of Jesus and other male characters as well as the ideal femininities in the Synoptic Gospels. She studies the masculinity of Jesus vis-à-vis his opponents, disciples, and women. She also considers the impact of Jesus’ emotions and suffering on his masculinity. Arguing that there were several competing ideals of masculinity, she sets out to trace what strategies the early Christian masculinities used in relation to the hegemonic masculinities of the ancient Greco-Roman world. She shows that the Gospel of Luke is close to the ancient Greco-Roman ideal of self-controlled masculinity while the Gospels of Mark and Matthew portray Jesus and the disciples as examples of voluntarily marginalized masculinity.

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Author:   Susanna Asikainen
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   159
Weight:   0.538kg
ISBN:  

9789004360983

ISBN 10:   9004360980
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   11 January 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgements 1 Introduction  Of Masculinities and Men  A Reassessment of Connell’s Theory  Theorizing Marginalized Masculinities  Outline of the Study 2 Masculinities in the Ancient Greco-Roman World  Introduction  Biological Sex in the Ancient Greco-Roman World  Ancient Greco-Roman Gender Stereotypes  Who is a Real, Hegemonically Masculine Man?  Ideal Characteristics of Masculine Men  Effeminacy and Lack of Self-Control  Marginalized Masculinities in the Ancient Greco-Roman World  Conclusions 3 Jesus and His Opponents  Introduction  The Authority of Jesus  The Opponents as Negative Examples of Unmasculine Behavior  Jesus’ Disputes with His Opponents  Challenges to the Masculinity of Jesus  Herod  Pilate  Conclusions 4 Jesus and His Male Followers  Introduction  The Portrayal of the Disciples in the Synoptic Gospels  Peter in the Synoptic Gospels  Jesus’ Teaching on Ideal Behavior in the Sermon on the Mount  Jesus and Family in the Synoptic Gospels  Service and Slavery as the Ideal Masculinity  Children as Examples for the Disciples  Matthew, Eunuchs, and Subordinated Masculinities  Conclusions 5 Jesus and Women  Introduction  Ideal Women in the Ancient Greco-Roman World  The Women Followers of Jesus  The Syrophoenician or Canaanite Woman  The Women Jesus Heals: The Hemorrhaging Woman  The Anointing Woman  The Ideal Woman in Luke  Feminine Jesus  Conclusions 6 Jesus and Emotions  Introduction  Emotions in Greco-Roman Antiquity  The Emotions of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels  The Tears of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke  The Incident at the Temple  The Emotions of the Other Characters  Conclusions 7 Jesus and Suffering  Introduction  Death and Suffering in the Ancient Greco-Roman World  Jesus’ Teaching on Suffering  Jesus in Gethsemane  The Arrest of Jesus  The Jewish and the Roman Trials: The Silence of Jesus  The Mocking and Scourging of Jesus  The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus  Conclusions 8 Conclusions Bibliography  Primary Sources  Secondary Literature Index

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Susanna Asikainen, Th.D. (2016), University of Helsinki, is a postdoctoral researcher at that university. Her current research focuses on gender and sexualities in the ancient Greek, early Christian, and early Jewish texts.

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