Date of Award
6-2010
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Comparative Religion
First Advisor
Dr. Rudolf Siebert
Second Advisor
Dr. Kevin Wanner
Third Advisor
Dr. Rand Johnson
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Campus Only
Abstract
This Master's Thesis examines the early Christian communities and their separation from the Jewish religion. The New Testament books Galatians, Mark, and John represent this chronological separation through differences in theology and composition. These differences are analyzed through each book's shifting use of love and law.
Victor Turner's social drama theory is used to analyze and understand these distinctions. Each book represents a stage in the social drama theory that shows the relationship between the Jewish-Christian separation, and the use of love and law in New Testament literature.
Recommended Citation
Rubbelke, Jennifer, "From Nomos to Agape: An Examination of New Testament Social Drama as Illustrated by Themes of Love and Law" (2010). Masters Theses. 351.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/351