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It takes the average reader 4 hours and 54 minutes to read The Silencing of Slaves in Early Jewish and Christian Texts by Ronald Charles

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Description

The Silencing of Slaves in Early Jewish and Christian Texts analyzes a large corpus of early Christian texts and Pseudepigraphic materials to understand how the authors of these texts used, abused and silenced enslaved characters to articulate their own social, political, and theological visions. The focus is on excavating the texts from below or against the grain in order to notice the slaves, and in so doing, to problematize and (re)imagine the narratives. Noticing the slaves as literary iterations means paying attention to broader theological, ideological, and rhetorical aims of the texts within which enslaved bodies are constructed. The analysis demonstrates that by silencing slaves and using a rhetoric of violence, the authors of these texts contributed to the construction of myths in which slaves functioned as a useful trope to support the combined power of religion and empire. Thus was created not only the perfect template for the rise and development of a Christian discourse of slavery, but also a rationale for subsequent violence exercised against slave bodies within the Christian Empire. The study demonstrates the value of using the tools and applying the insights of subaltern studies to the study of the Pseudepigrapha and in early Christian texts. This volume will be of interest not only to scholars of early Christianity, but also to those working on the history of slavery and subaltern studies in antiquity.

How long is The Silencing of Slaves in Early Jewish and Christian Texts?

The Silencing of Slaves in Early Jewish and Christian Texts by Ronald Charles is 292 pages long, and a total of 73,584 words.

This makes it 99% the length of the average book. It also has 90% more words than the average book.

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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 42 minutes to read The Silencing of Slaves in Early Jewish and Christian Texts aloud.

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The Silencing of Slaves in Early Jewish and Christian Texts is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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