The biblical world of gender : the daily lives of ancient women and men / edited by Celina Durgin and Dru Johnson.
2022
BS680.W7
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Title
The biblical world of gender : the daily lives of ancient women and men / edited by Celina Durgin and Dru Johnson.
ISBN
9781666720822 (electronic bk.)
1666720828 (electronic bk.)
9781666728965 (paperback)
9781666720815 (hardcover)
1666720828 (electronic bk.)
9781666728965 (paperback)
9781666720815 (hardcover)
Published
Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2022]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Call Number
BS680.W7
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1333079782
Summary
"What were the lives of women and men like in ancient Israel? How does it affect their thinking about gender? Recent discussions of "biblical womanhood and manhood" tend to reflect our current concepts of masculinity and femininity, and less so the lived world of the biblical authors. In fact, gender does not often appear to be a noteworthy issue in Scripture at all, except in practical matters. Nonetheless, Genesis 1 invests the image of God itself with "male and female," making sex central to what it means to be human. Instead of working out gender through Genesis's creation and Paul's household codes, we want to ask: What was life like on an ancient Israelite farmstead, in a Second Temple synagogue, or in a Roman household in Ephesus? Who ran things in the home, in the village, in the cities? Who had influence and social power, and how did they employ it? Taking insights from anthropology and archaeology, the authors of this collection paint a dynamic portrait of gender in antiquity that has been put into conversation with the biblical texts. The Biblical World of Gender explores gender "backstage" in the daily lives and assumptions of the biblical authors and "on-stage" in their writings."-- Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Introduction : Meanwhile, back at the ranch : the context of gender in the Bible / Celina Durgin and Dru Johnson
Surprising Gender Roles in the Ancient World :
1. The importance of bread : archaeology, the Bible, and women's power in Ancient Israel / Carol L. Meyers
2. The material world of women and men in Scripture : gender and the ancient Israelite household / Cynthia Shafer-Elliott
3. What we can learn from women's roles in ancient synagogues / Jeffrey P. Garcia
4. The agency of women in ancient Rome / Lynn H. Cohick
Gender in the Biblical Texts : i. The Good :
5. Freedom fighters of the Exodus / Carmen Joy Imes
6. Heroic women of the New Testament / James F. McGrath
7. Finding good men in the Old and New Testaments / Beth M. Stovell
Gender in the Biblical Texts : ii. the Bad :
8. The roots of violence : male violence against women in Genesis / Matthew J. Lynch
9. Did early Christians give dignity and honor to female slaves? / Nijay K. Gupta
10. For all have sinned : learning from bad women in the Bible / Dru Johnson
Gender in the Biblical Texts : iii. the Misunderstood :
11. Does God really command women to marry their rapists? : a study of Deuteronomic law / Sandra L. Richter
12. Veiling in Corinth : a surprising sign of equality / Janelle Peters
13. Paul and the women he greeted / Erin Heim.
Surprising Gender Roles in the Ancient World :
1. The importance of bread : archaeology, the Bible, and women's power in Ancient Israel / Carol L. Meyers
2. The material world of women and men in Scripture : gender and the ancient Israelite household / Cynthia Shafer-Elliott
3. What we can learn from women's roles in ancient synagogues / Jeffrey P. Garcia
4. The agency of women in ancient Rome / Lynn H. Cohick
Gender in the Biblical Texts : i. The Good :
5. Freedom fighters of the Exodus / Carmen Joy Imes
6. Heroic women of the New Testament / James F. McGrath
7. Finding good men in the Old and New Testaments / Beth M. Stovell
Gender in the Biblical Texts : ii. the Bad :
8. The roots of violence : male violence against women in Genesis / Matthew J. Lynch
9. Did early Christians give dignity and honor to female slaves? / Nijay K. Gupta
10. For all have sinned : learning from bad women in the Bible / Dru Johnson
Gender in the Biblical Texts : iii. the Misunderstood :
11. Does God really command women to marry their rapists? : a study of Deuteronomic law / Sandra L. Richter
12. Veiling in Corinth : a surprising sign of equality / Janelle Peters
13. Paul and the women he greeted / Erin Heim.
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