Women in the New Testament : Questions and Commentary

Thurston, Bonnie, Thurston, Bonnie B.

ISBN 10: 0824516702 / ISBN 13: 9780824516703

Published by Crossroad Publishing Company, The, 1998

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Synopsis:

This is an insightful examination of the personalities, place, and power of women in the New Testament. Thurston gives the cultural and religious context of women in the Greco-Roman world and seeks to show ways in which early Christianity attempted to liberate people from patriarchic oppression and later compromised under the pressure of the dominant society. She looks specifically at the texts of Paul, Mark, John, and the Luke.

Review: Reconstructing the cultural, religious, and economic roles of women in pre-Christian times and during the New Testament period, Thurston (Pittsburgh Theological Seminary) shows how women were an important force in Christianity as it emerged. Drawing on the work of numerous scholars, the author examines and contrasts the depiction of women in the letters of Paul with the gospels of Mark, Luke, John, and Deutero-Pauline letters (those epistles thought to have been ascribed to Paul pseudonymously by later apostles). She does not include Matthew, which makes little direct mention of women and merits further study. Thurston, an ordained minister, concludes that although the New Testament was a product of patriarchal times, God is not patriarchal, and that the Word 'became flesh, not book.' This is a well-balanced, thorough, and excellent treatment of a highly charged topic. --Library Journal

Bibliographic Details

Title: Women in the New Testament : Questions and ...
Publisher: Crossroad Publishing Company, The
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good