Paul, Timothy, and the Respectability Politics of Race: A Womanist Inter(con)textual Reading of Acts 16:1–5

In this paper, I interpret the story of the Apostle Paul’s circumcision of Timothy in the New Testament text The Acts of the Apostles (16:1–5) from a womanist perspective. My approach is intersectional and inter(con)textual. I construct a hermeneutical dialogue between African Am...

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Main Author: Mitzi J. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/3/190