Ancient Christian apocrypha: marginalized texts in early Christianity

"This collection of essays in the Bible and Women series examines ancient noncanonical Christian texts for what they reveal about women, their engagement with Scripture, and attitudes toward women in various texts from the second to eighth century. Contributors focus on historical women and the...

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Bibliographic Details
Contributors: Lehtipuu, Outi 1967- (Editor) ; Petersen, Silke 1965- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Atlanta SBL Press [2022]
In: The Bible and women (3,2)
Year: 2022
Reviews:[Rezension von: Ancient Christian apocrypha : marginalized texts in early Christianity] (2023) (Rouquette, Maïeul, 1990 -)
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Series/Journal:The Bible and women 3,2
Further subjects:B Apocryphal books (New Testament) Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Women in the Bible
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:"This collection of essays in the Bible and Women series examines ancient noncanonical Christian texts for what they reveal about women, their engagement with Scripture, and attitudes toward women in various texts from the second to eighth century. Contributors focus on historical women and their active roles in early Christianity, women as rhetorical tools in male-dominated discourse, and female figures in early Christian mythologies"--
Item Description:Minimal Level Cataloging Plus
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-356) and index
Physical Description:xix, 376 Seiten, 24 cm
ISBN:978-1-58983-569-6
978-1-62837-518-3