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Informationen zum Autor Ben Witherington is Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary and on the doctoral faculty at St. Andrews University in Scotland. He is now considered one of the top evangelical scholars in the world, and is an elected member of the prestigious SNTS, a society dedicated to New Testament studies. Witherington has written over fifty books, including The Jesus Quest and The Paul Quest, both of which were selected as top biblical studies works by Christianity Today. He also writes for many church and scholarly publications, and is a frequent contributor to the Patheos website.Jason A. Myers is Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Greensboro College and lecturer in New Testament at Westminster Theological Centre (UK). He has taught extensively around the world in India, Nigeria, Estonia, Turkey, Italy, and England. Jason is active in both the academy and the church. He lives with his wife Lisa and their son Augustine Matthew, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Klappentext This study explores the role of women in New Testament times. Beginning with the woman's place in Judaism! in the Hellenistic world! and in the Roman Empire! Witherington demonstrates how Jesus broke significantly with convention in how he viewed women! offering as he did a wholly new conception of the legitimate rights of women in society. Zusammenfassung This is a comprehensive survey of New Testament material dealing with women and their roles. Advoiding slanting its material to serve a modern patriarchal or feminist bias! it concludes that we can see in the Gospels and St Paul's writings an attempt to reform the patriarchal orientation of the day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Women in First Century Cultures: 1. Women in Judaism; 2. Women in Hellenistic settings; 3. Women in Roman settings; Part II. Jesus and Women: 4. Teachings on family and single life; 5. Women in the parables and judgment sayings; 6. Stories of help and healing; 7. Women in the Ministry of Jesus; Part III. Paul and Women: 8. Women and the physical family; 9. Paul and the household tables; 10. Women and the family of faith; 11. Paul and his female co-workers; 12. The pastoral Epistles; Part IV. Women and the Evangelists: 13. Women and the Third Evangelist; 14. Women and the Evangelists Matthew, Mark and John; Conclusions....
