Salty wives, spirited mothers, and savvy widows: capable women of purpose and persistence in Luke's gospel

Toward bluer skies: reducing the threat level and resurrecting feminist studies of women in Luke -- Can we go on together with suspicious minds? doubt and trust as both sides of the hermeneutical coin (Luke 15:8-10) -- Woman's right to choose, Mother Mary as spirited agent and actor (Luke 1-2)...

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Main Author: Spencer, Franklin Scott (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Grand Rapids, Mich. [u.a.] Eerdmans c2012
In:Year: 2012
Reviews:Salty Wives, Spirited Mothers, and Savvy Widows. Capable Women of Purpose and Persistence in Luke’s Gospel (2014) (Böttrich, Christfried, 1959 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Luke / Woman
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Bible. Luke Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Feminist exegesis
B Socio-historical exegesis
B Discipleship
B Luke
B Women in the Bible
B Woman
B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:Toward bluer skies: reducing the threat level and resurrecting feminist studies of women in Luke -- Can we go on together with suspicious minds? doubt and trust as both sides of the hermeneutical coin (Luke 15:8-10) -- Woman's right to choose, Mother Mary as spirited agent and actor (Luke 1-2) -- Quest for the historical Joanna: follower of Jesus, friend of Mary Magdalene, and wife of Herod's official (Luke 8:1-3; 24:10) -- Testy hostess and her lazy sister Martha, Mary, and the household rivals type scene (Luke 10:38-42) -- Hungry widow, spicy queen, and salty wife: foreign Biblical models of warning and judgment (Luke 4:25-26; 11:31; 17:32) -- Savvy widow's might: fighting for justice in an unjust world (Luke 18:1-8) -- Capable woman, who can find, we have found some in Luke
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0802867626