tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16959378.post979616079006039318..comments2023-10-16T04:58:53.689-04:00Comments on Verily Verily: SECSOR: Day ThreeRafaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471888340005683193noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16959378.post-20829487250499772182010-03-11T16:32:53.894-05:002010-03-11T16:32:53.894-05:00I'm glad you found my blog, Thomas. And I'...I'm glad you found my blog, Thomas. And I'm especially glad you're taking my comments as appreciative interaction rather than critique.<br /><br />The first (and perhaps most) helpful book I read was Richard Jenkins's <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Social-Identity-Ideas-Richard-Jenkins/dp/0415448492" rel="nofollow">Social Identity</a></i> (London and New York: Routledge, 1996), though it's getting a bit dated. Still, this was a very stimulating book. You can also find a number of helpful articles and books by sociologists Jeffrey K. Olick, Barry Schwartz, and Gary Alan Fine. I've also found some helpful things among social and cognitive psychologists such as Jeffrey Prager and Eviatar Zerubavel.<br /><br />Perhaps least deserving any mention (but still useful) is my discussion of these issues in the third chapter of <i><a href="http://www.continuumbooks.com/books/detail.aspx?BookId=134001&SearchType=Basic" rel="nofollow">Structuring Early Christian Memory: Jesus in Tradition, Performance and Text</a></i> (London and New York: T&T Clark, 2010). The book is pricey, so it would probably only be feasible for you to find this if your library had a copy. But I have some pretty detailed bibliography there.<br /><br />BTW: I was very impressed with your readings of the DSS and Philo. I know little about the former and almost nothing about the latter, so I appreciated the opportunity to see some detailed analysis of "Israel" in both corpora. I look forward to hearing more from you in the future.Rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471888340005683193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16959378.post-13198858425269001192010-03-10T17:27:15.582-05:002010-03-10T17:27:15.582-05:00I appreciate your attendance and your response. As...I appreciate your attendance and your response. As I move forward, I intend to take your comments about social identity theory to heart and make sure to better nuance the point I wish to make. Moreover, if you have specific texts which have aided in your understanding of social identity theory, would you mind sharing them? I am always happy to find works that I have not read in these areas.TJWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581248896579835372noreply@blogger.com