Contextualizing gender in early Christian discourse
Subtitle: thinking beyond Thecla
By: Caroline Vander Stichele and Todd Penner.
Contributors: Penner, Todd C.
Publisher: T & T Clark; T&T Clark Int'l; T&T Clark
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780567030351; 9780567030368
Subjects: Bible. -- N.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Sex role -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Gender identity
Description: An introduction to feminist and gender-critical perspectives on the New Testament and other early Christian writings. Focuses on the Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline correspondence (with a particular emphasis on 1 Corinthians), and the Acts of Paul and Thecla.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.