Lydia's impatient sisters
Subtitle: a feminist social history of early Christianity
By: Luise Schottroff ; translated by Barbara and Martin Rumscheidt.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Westminter John Knox Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Louisville, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
Subjects: Women in Christianity -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.; Feminist theology.
Description: What did it mean for women to become Christians during the formative years of Christianity? What implications did this conversion have for women in their relationships, in everyday life, and in their view of the future? Theologian and social historian Luise Schottroff asks these questions as she investigates the world of the first Christian women.

In particular, she looks at the immeasurable influence that women had on the common life of the first Christian communities despite the struggles they endured under patriarchal domination. This book represents a significant step forward in the understanding of women in the New Testament and the early church.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-289) and index.