TY - BOOK ID - 147160993 TI - "The teaching of these words" : intertextuality, social identity, and early Christianity : essays in honor of Clayton N. Jefford AU - Jefford, Clayton N. AU - Draper, Jonathan A AU - Wilhite, Shawn J. AU - Pardee, Nancy PY - 2024 SN - 9004690085 9789004690080 PB - Leiden: Brill, DB - UniCat KW - Intertextuality KW - Identification (Religion) KW - Group identity KW - Church history UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:147160993 AB - What does it mean for a group to speak of its identity and, in contrast, to speak about the "other"? As with all groups, early Christian communities underwent a process of identity formation, and in this process, intertextuality played a role. The choice of biblical texts and imageries, their reception and adaptation, affected how early Christian communities perceived themselves. Conversely, how they perceived themselves affected which texts they were drawn to and how they read and received them. The contributors to this volume examine how early Christian authors used Scripture and related texts and, in turn, how those texts shaped the identity of their communities. ER -