Outsider Designations and Boundary Construction in the New Testament

What terms did early Christians use for outsiders? How did they refer to non-members? In this book-length investigation of these questions, Paul Trebilco explores the outsider designations that the early Christians used in the New Testament. He examines a range of terms, including unbelievers, ''outsiders'', sinners, Gentiles, Jews, among others. Drawing on insights from social identity theory, so...