Women & the Historical Jesus: Feminist Myths of Christian Origins

For decades scholars have argued that Jesus' teaching fostered inclusive communities and the full participation of women. Now Kathleen Corley challenges the assumption that Jesus himself fought patriarchal limitations on women. Rather the analysis of his authentic teaching suggests that while Jesus critiques class and slave/free distinctions in his culture, his critique did not extend to unequal gender distinctions. The presence of women among his disciples, she says, is explained on the basis of the presence of women among many Greco-Roman religions and philosophical groups, including the Judaism of Jesus' own day.

Author: Kathleen E. Corley
Publisher: Polebridge Press
Published: 01/01/2002
Pages: 268
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.98h x 5.94w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9780944344934
ISBN10: 0944344933
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | History
- Religion | Institutions & Organizations
- Religion | Biblical Studies | New Testament | General