Despising shame : honor discourse and community maintenance in the Epistle to the Hebrews - DeSilva, David Arthur (Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, 2008)
Preface to the revised edition -- Hebrews and honor cultures -- Honor, shame, and dominant cultural rhetoric -- Honor, shame & the rhetoric of minority cultures -- Despising shame : counter definitions of the honorable and disgraceful in Hebrews -- Exchanging favor for wrath : the danger of dishonoring God -- The construction of an alternate court of reputation -- Conclusions.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 348-363) and index.
Keywords: Bible. -- Socio-rhetorical criticism; Honor in the Bible