Gender and Second-Temple Judaism

Gender and Second Temple Judaism examines the myriad constructions of gender in Second Temple Judaism including early Christianity. The chapters examine the state of the field and methodology and hone in on specific texts.

List of contents

Introduction:

Gender and Second Temple Judaism: Challenges and Possibilities

Shayna Sheinfeld



Chapter 1

"The Brooten Phenomenon": Moving Women from the Margins in Second-Temple and New Testament Scholarship

Sara Parks



Chapter 2

Women Itinerants, Jesus of Nazareth, and Historical-Critical Approaches: Reevaluating the Con-sensus

Amy-Jill Levine



Chapter 3

Paul, the Man: Enigmatic Images

Kathy Ehrensperger



Chapter 4

From Pain to Redemption: 1 Timothy 2:15 in its Jewish Context

Sarah E.G. Fein



Chapter 5

Traversing the Boundaries of Gender: Rebekah's Usurpation of the Patriarchal Role in the Book of Jubilees

Chontel Syfox



Chapter 6

The Reinforcement of Patriarchy and the (De)Construction of Gender Roles in Jubilees' Recep-tion of the Jacob-Esau-Narrative

Daniel Vorpahl



Chapter 7

Women and Gender in the Gospel of John

Adele Reinhartz



Chapter 8

The Framing of Female Knowledge in the Prologue of the Sibylline Oracles

Francis Borchardt



Chapter 9

Female Authorship in Jewish Antiquity?

Gerbern Oegema



Chapter 10

Pheroras' Wife: A Pharisee Woman

Tal Ilan



Chapter 11

Cross-dressing Zealots in Josephus's War Account

Gabriella Gelardini



Chapter 12

Female Officiants in Second Temple Judaism

Angela Standhartinger

About the author

Kathy Ehrensperger is research professor of New Testament in Jewish Perspective at the Abraham Geiger Kolleg, University of Potsdam, Germany.

Shayna Sheinfeld is honorary research scholar at the Sheffield Institute of Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies (SIIBS), University of Sheffield.

Product details

• Authors: Kathy Sheinfeld Ehrensperger
• Assisted by: Kathy Ehrensperger (Editor), Ehrensperger Kathy (Editor), Shayna Sheinfeld (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781978707887
• ISBN: 978-1-978707-88-7
• No. of pages: 260
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Judaism / General, Judaism, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships, RELIGION / Christian Living / Family & Relationships, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, New Testaments, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Christian aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships