Manufacturing Martha’s Madness: Enslavement, Anxiety, and Distraction in Luke 10:38–42

The story of Mary and Martha is a "text of terror" for women and the mentally disabled, elevating Martha as emblematic of the spiritual failure of the anxious woman. While scholarship has focused upon the precise nature of Martha’s work, this article argues that whether Martha was in the k...

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Main Author: Henning, Meghan 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 2025, Volume: 118, Issue: 1, Pages: 19-40
Further subjects:B Disability
B Slavery
B worry
B Mental Illness
B Gospel
B Work
B Anxiety
B Luke 10:38–42
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