Contributor
Durgin, Celina, editor.
ImprintEugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2022]
Descriptionxx, 133 pages ; 22 cm
Note:Introduction : meanwhile, back at the ranch : the context of gender in the Bible / Celina Durgin and Dru Johnson -- Surprising gender roles in the ancient world -- The importance of bread : archaeology, the Bible, and women's power in Ancient Israel / Carol L. Meyers -- The material world of women and men in Scripture : gender and the ancient Israelite household / Cynthia Shafer-Elliott -- What we can learn from women's roles in ancient synagogues / Jeffrey P. Garcia -- The agency of women in ancient Rome / Lynn H. Cohick -- Gender in the biblical texts : i. The good -- Freedom fighters of the Exodus / Carmen Joy Imes -- Heroic women of the New Testament / James F. McGrath -- Finding good men in the Old and New Testaments / Beth M. Stovell -- Gender in the biblical texts : ii. the bad -- The roots of violence : male violence against women in Genesis / Matthew J. Lynch -- Did early Christians give dignity and honor to female slaves? / Nijay K. Gupta -- For all have sinned : learning from bad women in the Bible / Dru Johnson -- Gender in the biblical texts : iii. the misunderstood -- Does God really command women to marry their rapists? : a study of Deuteronomic law / Sandra L. Richter -- Veiling in Corinth : a surprising sign of equality / Janelle Peters -- Paul and the women he greeted / Erin Heim
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-133).
