Assertive Biblical Women

Most of the women described in this study were atypical biblical women. Israelite women, like women in most cultures of the world, had status principally within the home. However, exceptional women occasionally had prominent roles outside the home and dared to assert themselves. The chapters contain biographical sketches, with comparisons to contemporary women's roles, of two dozen women. Beginning with Sarah of Ur and ending with Priscilla of Rome, their lives range over an era of nearly two millennia.

These women were, at crucial times, sagacious in decision making and skillful in executing their decisions. They made such a distinctive mark on the events of their time to be remembered by subsequent generations as more than breeders of male heirs. Each woman's story relates how a dynamic woman was able to swim against the strong currents of patriarchy. To make explicit the relevancy of this study, the brief biographies are related to such current feminist issues as surrogate parenting, gender stereotyping, and civil disobedience over unequal treatment by governments.

Sommario

Preface
Introduction
The Saga of Sarah
Tamar and Irregular Parenting
Women Saviors
Naomi and Ruth
Bold and Unscrupulous Rulers
The Impact of Huldah
Feminist and Feminine Queens
Self-Assured Women in the Gospels
Women Leaders and Paul
Women in Eden
Bibliography
Index

Info autore

WILLIAM E. PHIPPS is Professor of Religion and Philosophy and Department Chair at Davis and Elkins College, Elkins, West Virginia. He is the author of six books, including Genesis and Gender (Praeger, 1989) and, most recently, The Wisdom and Wit of the Rabbi Jesus.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: William Phipps, William E. Phipps
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 7 a 17 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 24.08.1992
• EAN: 9780313284984
• ISBN: 978-0-313-28498-4
• Pagine: 184
• Peso: 397 g
• Serie: Contributions in Women's Studies
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Religion: general, Christianity, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Commentaries, Criticism & Exegesis Of Sacred Texts, Current Events and Issues: Society