Women & the Historical Jesus
Subtitle: Feminist Myths of Christian Origins
Publisher: Polebridge Press
Published: October 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780944344934
Subjects: Religion; N.T; Feminist theology; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Women in Christianity; Origin; Institutions & Organizations; Early church, ca. 30-600; Bible; Christianity; History
First sentence: Soon after the death of Jesus, controversy over the role of women arose in various Christian groups.
Description: "For decades scholars have argued that Jesus' teaching fostered inclusive communities and the full participation of women. Now Kathleen Corley challenges the assumption that Jesus himself fought patriarchal limitations on women. Rather her analysis of his authentic teaching suggests that, while Jesus critiques class and slave/free distinctions in his culture, his critique did not extend to unequal gender distinctions. The presence of women among his disciples, she says, is explained on the basis of the presence of women among many Greco-Roman religions and philosophical groups, including the Judaism of Jesus' own day."--BOOK JACKET.