Finding A Woman's Place: Essays in Honor of Carolyn Osiek (Princeton Theological Monograph)
Brand: Pickwick Publications
Categories: Books, Christian Books & Bibles, Bible Study & Reference



Dimensions: 6 x 0.92 x 9 inches
ISBN-13: 978-1606089897
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1606089897
Print length: 406 pages
Publication date: January 1, 2011
subtitle: Paperback – Illustrated, January 1, 2011
author: David L. Balch Visit Amazon's Jason T. Lamoreaux Page search results Jason T. Lamoreaux
review: Editorial Reviews Review Dr. Carolyn Osiek has pursued a significant career as a pioneering woman scholar in a field formerly dominated by men. Lyn's perceptive work on The Shepherd of Hermas, the social study of ancient families, or women in the early Christian church has made a lasting contribution. This rich collection of essays, by many notable scholarly peers and former students, will both enlighten the reader and honor the many substantive contributions of Professor Osiek. --Douglas Oakman Pacific Lutheran University, This insightful and diverse collection of essays is a fitting tribute to a scholar and teacher who has contributed so much to our understanding of the social worlds and literatures of early Christianity. Carolyn Osiek has helped her colleagues and students to imagine--thoughtfully and precisely--ancient people and their daily lives. This book honours her by following her careful scholarly practice, opening up new questions and ideas to explore. --Alicia Batten University of Sudbury In a series of well-crafted essays that are provocative, captivating, challenging, and ground-breaking, this book addresses themes that long have fruitfully occupied the research agenda of Carolyn Osiek, R.S.C.J. In a diversified but coherent set of chapters, Roman visualization of feminine values, translation as performance, Matthew's God presiding over a cosmic household and the imperial depiction of the emperor as Father presiding over a nation, a man's place in the construction of gender, vengeance-seeking biblical widows, symposiac humor, early-church women, and early-church families, are effectively addressed. This marvelous collection deserves to be broadly read and frequently cited. --Dietmar Neufe, University of British Columbia About the Author David L. Balch is Professor of New Testament at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. He is the author of Roman Domestic Art and Early House Churches (2007) Jason T. Lamoreaux is adjunct instructor at Texas Christian University. He is coeditor of Finding a Woman's Place: Essays in Honor of Carolyn Osiek (Pickwick Publications, 2011). He is also a member of the Context Group, a working group of international scholars committed to using the social sciences in biblical interpretation.