Creation of Ethnicity in an Early Christian Document, the Epistle to Diognetus

Authors

  • Amanda Nelson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/cons10491

Abstract

Second century documents such as the Epistle to Diognetus can give us an insight into the creation of identity when Christianity was just starting to flourish. This study uses definitions of identity from the perspective of several scholars such as Jonathan Z. Smith and Denise Kimber Buell, as well as others. The aim of this work is to understand how identity was imagined in one important early Christian document.

Author Biography

Amanda Nelson

Amanda Nelson is in her final year of her undergrad with a major in anthropology (cultural) and a minor in history. She is planning to teach for a while in Spain, but when wishes to continue her studies upon her return– hopefully as a graduate student. She has always been interested in group identity formation and views being able to study that in a rare early Christian document was just perfect.

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Published

2011-06-07

How to Cite

Nelson, A. (2011). Creation of Ethnicity in an Early Christian Document, the Epistle to Diognetus. Constellations, 2(2), 21–30. https://doi.org/10.29173/cons10491

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Section

Religious History