Women In Early Christianity
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Author | : Patricia Cox Miller |
Publisher | : CUA Press |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0813214173 |
What emerges from these texts is a colorful portrayal of the many faces of ancient Christian women in their roles as teachers, prophets, martyrs, widows, deaconesses, ascetics, virgins, wives, and mothers.
Author | : Ute E. Eisen |
Publisher | : Liturgical Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780814659502 |
Here Ute E. Eisen provides a scholarly investigation of the evidence that women held offices of authority in the first centuries of Christianity. Topics include apostles, prophets, theological teachers, presbyters, enrolled widows, deacons, bishops, and oikonomae. The book concludes with a chapter on "source-oriented perspectives for a history of Christian women in official positions."
Author | : Lynn Cohick |
Publisher | : Baker Academic |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2009-11-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1441207996 |
Lynn Cohick provides an accurate and fulsome picture of the earliest Christian women by examining a wide variety of first-century Jewish and Greco-Roman documents that illuminate their lives. She organizes the book around three major spheres of life: family, religious community, and society in general. Cohick shows that although women during this period were active at all levels within their religious communities, their influence was not always identified by leadership titles nor did their gender always determine their level of participation. The book corrects our understanding of early Christian women by offering an authentic and descriptive historical picture of their lives. Includes black-and-white illustrations from the ancient world.
Author | : Ally Kateusz |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2019-02-18 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 3030111113 |
This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND license. This book reveals exciting early Christian evidence that Mary was remembered as a powerful role model for women leaders—women apostles, baptizers, and presiders at the ritual meal. Early Christian art portrays Mary and other women clergy serving as deacon, presbyter/priest, and bishop. In addition, the two oldest surviving artifacts to depict people at an altar table inside a real church depict women and men in a gender-parallel liturgy inside two of the most important churches in Christendom—Old Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome and the second Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. Dr. Kateusz’s research brings to light centuries of censorship, both ancient and modern, and debunks the modern imagination that from the beginning only men were apostles and clergy.
Author | : Paula Fredriksen |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2008-10-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0300164106 |
"Magisterial. . . . A learned, brilliant and enjoyable study."—Géza Vermès, Times Literary Supplement In this exciting book, Paula Fredriksen explains the variety of New Testament images of Jesus by exploring the ways that the new Christian communities interpreted his mission and message in light of the delay of the Kingdom he had preached. This edition includes an introduction reviews the most recent scholarship on Jesus and its implications for both history and theology. "Brilliant and lucidly written, full of original and fascinating insights."—Reginald H. Fuller, Journal of the American Academy of Religion "This is a first-rate work of a first-rate historian."—James D. Tabor, Journal of Religion "Fredriksen confronts her documents—principally the writings of the New Testament—as an archaeologist would an especially rich complex site. With great care she distinguishes the literary images from historical fact. As she does so, she explains the images of Jesus in terms of the strategies and purposes of the writers Paul, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John."—Thomas D’Evelyn, Christian Science Monitor
Author | : Ben Witherington (III) |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1991-05-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780521407892 |
This book examines the roles and functions that women assumed in the early Christian communities from AD 33 to the Council of Nicaea. It surveys, too, the views about women held by various New Testament authors including Paul and the Evangelists.
Author | : Kevin Madigan |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2005-07-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780801879326 |
Madigan and Osiek assemble relevant material from both Western and Eastern Christendom.--Robin Jensen, Vanderbilt University Divinity School, author of Face to Face: The Portrait of the Divine in Early Christianity "Catholic Historical Review"
Author | : Carolyn Osiek |
Publisher | : Fortress Press |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 2009-12-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781451413557 |
This focused look at women in the household context discusses the importance of issues of space and visibility in shaping the lives of early Christian women. Several aspects of women's everyday existence are investigated, including the lives of wives, widows, women with children, female slaves, women as patrons, household leaders, and teachers. In addition, several key themes emerge: hospitality, dining practices, and the extent of female segregation.
Author | : Karen J. Torjesen |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1995-04-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0060686618 |
This landmark book reveals not only that women were priests, bishops, and prophets in early Christianity, but also how and why they were then suppressed.
Author | : Mike Aquilina |
Publisher | : Our Sunday Visitor |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Women in Christianity |
ISBN | : 9781612785622 |
Mothers of the Church: The Witness of Early Christian Women will reinforce Catholics understanding of the part played by women in the early Church. Drawing upon a wide spectrum of sources, it illustrates the many kinds of women that left their mark on sacred history by responding to God s call. Whether they were martyrs, abbesses, mothers, desert solitaries, or managers of large family businesses, these women s stories will encourage you and deepen your faith. Each chapter features a concise biography that is supplemented by quotes from the Fathers writings concerning the woman in question, poetry concerning her, and other ancient testimonials. The Mothers of the Church include: Holy Women of the New Testament --St. Blandina --St. Perpetua and St. Felicity --St. Helena --St. Thecla --St. Agnes of Rome --St. Macrina --Proba the Widow --St. Marcella --St. Paula --St. Eustochium --St. Monica --Egeria the Tourist