Paul Trebilco. Outsider Designations and Boundary Construction in the New Testament. Cambridge University Press, 2017Excerpt:
The bulk of the study is a consideration of five common words for outsiders in the New Testament. Trebilco chooses “unbelievers,” “outsiders,” “sinners,” “gentiles,” and “Ioudaioi” (44-207). The author selected these terms partly because of their importance, or for how they differ in meaning and use from common Jewish, Greco-Roman, or LXX outsider designations (27-43). I found this part of Trebilco’s book to contain some of the most useful and helpful content, often beyond the scope of the book’s stated purpose. ...
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