Postcolonial 'Redaction' of Social-economic parables in Luke's Gospel - Kiambi, Julius
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Working with the texts' socio-historical and literary contexts, this book argues that Luke is influenced by the imperial setting of his day to provide the images that he does in the parables and the empire insensitive' language that he employs in writing the parables and his gospel. Further, and working with the Kenyan context and using the postcolonial elements of empire mimicry and hybridity, this book argues that Luke's images and language are taken up by the upper and ruling class to re-member' the empire by marginalizing the poor hence widening the gap between the rich and the poor to insurmountable levels.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Working with the texts' socio-historical and literary contexts, this book argues that Luke is influenced by the imperial setting of his day to provide the images that he does in the parables and the empire insensitive' language that he employs in writing the parables and his gospel. Further, and working with the Kenyan context and using the postcolonial elements of empire mimicry and hybridity, this book argues that Luke's images and language are taken up by the upper and ruling class to re-member' the empire by marginalizing the poor hence widening the gap between the rich and the poor to insurmountable levels.
Autorenporträt
El Rev. Julius Kithinji Kiambi es licenciado en teología por la Universidad de San Pablo (Kenya) y tiene una maestría en teología por la Universidad de KwaZulu-Natal (Sudáfrica). Actualmente es estudiante de doctorado en la Universidad de Kenyatta. El Rev. Kithinji es un ministro metodista y un renombrado expositor de la Biblia.