A Feminist Companion to the Acts of the Apostles

A Feminist Companion to the Acts of the Apostles

Author: Amy-Jill Levine

Publisher: Continuum

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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The ninth volume in this series deals with the second part of Luke's narrative- the Acts of the Apostles. In this diverse collection, the contributors utilize a variety of approaches to address issues of ethnicity and class, economic and social status, speech and silence, comedy and tragedy, construction of masculinity, mission and postcolonial response, and literary influences both behind and in front of the text.


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Download or read book A Feminist Companion to the Acts of the Apostles written by Amy-Jill Levine and published by Continuum. This book was released on 2004 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ninth volume in this series deals with the second part of Luke's narrative- the Acts of the Apostles. In this diverse collection, the contributors utilize a variety of approaches to address issues of ethnicity and class, economic and social status, speech and silence, comedy and tragedy, construction of masculinity, mission and postcolonial response, and literary influences both behind and in front of the text.


A Feminist Companion to the New Testament Apocrypha

A Feminist Companion to the New Testament Apocrypha

Author: Amy-Jill Levine

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780826466877

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The eleventh volume in this series examines New Testament Apocryphal texts, including the Acts of Paul and Thecla, the Acts of John, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Peter, the Martyrdom of Perpetua, the Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena, the Acts of Andrew, the Acts of Thomas, and the Apocalypse of Peter, as well as Joseph and Asenath, the Irish apocrypha, and the Greek novels. In this diverse collection the contributors utilize a variety of approaches to explore topics such as the construction of Christian identity, the Christian martyr, heterodoxy and orthodoxy, conjugal ethics and apostolic homewreckers, trials and temptations, the rhetoric of the body, asceticism, and eroticism.


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Download or read book A Feminist Companion to the New Testament Apocrypha written by Amy-Jill Levine and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eleventh volume in this series examines New Testament Apocryphal texts, including the Acts of Paul and Thecla, the Acts of John, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Peter, the Martyrdom of Perpetua, the Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena, the Acts of Andrew, the Acts of Thomas, and the Apocalypse of Peter, as well as Joseph and Asenath, the Irish apocrypha, and the Greek novels. In this diverse collection the contributors utilize a variety of approaches to explore topics such as the construction of Christian identity, the Christian martyr, heterodoxy and orthodoxy, conjugal ethics and apostolic homewreckers, trials and temptations, the rhetoric of the body, asceticism, and eroticism.


A Feminist Companion to Luke

A Feminist Companion to Luke

Author: Amy-Jill Levine

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2002-07-15

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9781841271743

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The third volume in this series deals with Lukan themes in feminist perspectives. The fourteeen essays from an international authorship cover a range of issues, including Imperial Masculinity, Mary and Asceticism, Martha in the Kitchen and Reading Luke 15 with Arab Chistian Women. The list of contributors includes Robert Karris, Mary Rose D'Angelo, Brigitte Kahl, Turd Karlsen Seim, Barbara Reid, Teresa Hornsby, Ben Witherington III, Esther DeBoer, Veronica Koperski, Loveday Alexander, Warren Carter, Pamela Thimmes, Carol Schersten Lahurd and Maris-Luisa Rigato. The volume also includes an introduction by the editor, and a bibloigraphy.


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Download or read book A Feminist Companion to Luke written by Amy-Jill Levine and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2002-07-15 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third volume in this series deals with Lukan themes in feminist perspectives. The fourteeen essays from an international authorship cover a range of issues, including Imperial Masculinity, Mary and Asceticism, Martha in the Kitchen and Reading Luke 15 with Arab Chistian Women. The list of contributors includes Robert Karris, Mary Rose D'Angelo, Brigitte Kahl, Turd Karlsen Seim, Barbara Reid, Teresa Hornsby, Ben Witherington III, Esther DeBoer, Veronica Koperski, Loveday Alexander, Warren Carter, Pamela Thimmes, Carol Schersten Lahurd and Maris-Luisa Rigato. The volume also includes an introduction by the editor, and a bibloigraphy.


Feminist Companion to Paul

Feminist Companion to Paul

Author: Amy-Jill Levine

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0826463363

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The seventh volume of this Companion series is devoted to the writings ascribed to Paul but widely thought not to be genuiinely from the Apostle. These are of particular importance in showing how Paul's authority was exploited in the Early Church, and the topics addressed often deal with Christian discipline and hierarchy. Hence there is a particularly strong feminist agenda to be explored here.The Pastoral Epistles, Ephesians and Colossians are prominent among the writings addressed in this sparkling collection, and the authors include David Scholer, Luise Schottroff, Bonnie Thurston, Lilian Portefaix, Sara Winter and Ingrid Rosa Kitzberger.


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Download or read book Feminist Companion to Paul written by Amy-Jill Levine and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seventh volume of this Companion series is devoted to the writings ascribed to Paul but widely thought not to be genuiinely from the Apostle. These are of particular importance in showing how Paul's authority was exploited in the Early Church, and the topics addressed often deal with Christian discipline and hierarchy. Hence there is a particularly strong feminist agenda to be explored here.The Pastoral Epistles, Ephesians and Colossians are prominent among the writings addressed in this sparkling collection, and the authors include David Scholer, Luise Schottroff, Bonnie Thurston, Lilian Portefaix, Sara Winter and Ingrid Rosa Kitzberger.


A Feminist Companion to Paul

A Feminist Companion to Paul

Author: Amy-Jill Levine

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 9780829816082

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The sixth volume in this series deals with the letters that are generally attributed to the apostle Paul. This formidable collection explores such topics as gender, sexuality, marriage, the physical body, leadership, economic justice, Jewish-Christian relations, metaphors of birth and motherhood, adoption, and slavery. Book jacket.


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Download or read book A Feminist Companion to Paul written by Amy-Jill Levine and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sixth volume in this series deals with the letters that are generally attributed to the apostle Paul. This formidable collection explores such topics as gender, sexuality, marriage, the physical body, leadership, economic justice, Jewish-Christian relations, metaphors of birth and motherhood, adoption, and slavery. Book jacket.


Feminist Companion to the New Testament and Early Christian Writings

Feminist Companion to the New Testament and Early Christian Writings

Author: Amy-Jill Levine

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0826463339

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Feminist Companion to John

Feminist Companion to John

Author: Amy-Jill Levine

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2002-06-01

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0567461734

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The second feminist volume volume on Johannine literature includes an Introduction by Amy-Jill Levine; Adele Reinhartz on Women in the Johannine Community: An Exercise in Historical Imagination; Satako Yamaguchi, 'I Am (I Do)' Sayings and Women in Context and Dorothy Lee, Abiding in the Fourth Gospel.Colleen Conway writes on Gender Matters in John; Adeline Fehribach on The Crucifixion in the Fourth Gospel: A Birthing Moment; Deborah Sawyer on Water and Blood: Birthing Images in John's Gospel; Harold Attridge on Don't Be Touching Me: Recent Feminist Scholarship on Mary Magdalene; and Jane Schaberg, Thinking Back through the Magdalene.


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Download or read book Feminist Companion to John written by Amy-Jill Levine and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second feminist volume volume on Johannine literature includes an Introduction by Amy-Jill Levine; Adele Reinhartz on Women in the Johannine Community: An Exercise in Historical Imagination; Satako Yamaguchi, 'I Am (I Do)' Sayings and Women in Context and Dorothy Lee, Abiding in the Fourth Gospel.Colleen Conway writes on Gender Matters in John; Adeline Fehribach on The Crucifixion in the Fourth Gospel: A Birthing Moment; Deborah Sawyer on Water and Blood: Birthing Images in John's Gospel; Harold Attridge on Don't Be Touching Me: Recent Feminist Scholarship on Mary Magdalene; and Jane Schaberg, Thinking Back through the Magdalene.


A Feminist Companion to the Catholic Epistles and Hebews

A Feminist Companion to the Catholic Epistles and Hebews

Author: Amy-Jill Levine

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780826466822

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The eighth volume in this series continues the exploration of women's representations and roles, constructions of gender, and attitudes toward sexuality in the early church. Jim Aageson, Judith Applegate, Warren Carter, Pamela Eisenbaum, Ruth Hoppin, Luke Timothy Johnson, Catherine Clark Kroeger, Magda Missett van de Weg, John Elliott, Betsy Bauman-Martin, and Timothy Cargal tackle a variety of complex issues involving slavery, prostitution, widows, church leadership, suffering, women's agency, and Evangelical responses to the so-called "texts of terror". This volume advances discussion on these often overlooked and misunderstood general letters.


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Download or read book A Feminist Companion to the Catholic Epistles and Hebews written by Amy-Jill Levine and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighth volume in this series continues the exploration of women's representations and roles, constructions of gender, and attitudes toward sexuality in the early church. Jim Aageson, Judith Applegate, Warren Carter, Pamela Eisenbaum, Ruth Hoppin, Luke Timothy Johnson, Catherine Clark Kroeger, Magda Missett van de Weg, John Elliott, Betsy Bauman-Martin, and Timothy Cargal tackle a variety of complex issues involving slavery, prostitution, widows, church leadership, suffering, women's agency, and Evangelical responses to the so-called "texts of terror". This volume advances discussion on these often overlooked and misunderstood general letters.


A Feminist Companion to Mark

A Feminist Companion to Mark

Author: Amy-Jill Levine

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780829815917

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Taking Up the Cross

Taking Up the Cross

Author: Barbara E. Reid

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0800662083

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* Fresh insights into the power of New testament imagery to promote life as well as to perpetuate suffering * Close readings of New Testament narratives and metaphors for the suffering of Jesus


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Download or read book Taking Up the Cross written by Barbara E. Reid and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Fresh insights into the power of New testament imagery to promote life as well as to perpetuate suffering * Close readings of New Testament narratives and metaphors for the suffering of Jesus