A feminist companion to John / edited by Amy-Jill Levine with Marianne Blickenstaff.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levine, Amy-Jill, 1956-

Blickenstaff, Marianne

Series:

Feminist companion to the New Testament and early Christian writings ; 4-5.

Feminist companion to the New Testament and early Christian writings ; 4-5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. John--Feminist criticism.

Bible.

Bible. John.

Feminist criticism.

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, [2003]

Summary:

The studies in this second Feminist Companion to John include some that seek to locate the cumulative effect of all the stories concerning women, and these lead to general suggestions concerning both the evangelist's view of gender and the role of women in the Johannine community. Others look to christological language and theological categories in the search for an alternative to the androcentrism and exclusivity theologians typically associate with the Fourth Gospel. A third group highlights specific scenes, such as the crucifixion and the appearance to Mary Magdalene in the garden, to interrogate the function of feminine imagery, the implications of particularly troublesome verses, and the cultural appropriations of the narratives. The contributors are Amy-Jill Levine, Adele Reinhartz, Satako Yamaguchi, Dorothy Lee, Colleen Conway, Adeline Fehribach, Deborah Sawyer, Harold Attridge and Jane Schaberg.

Contents:

Vol. 1. Introduction / Amy-Jill Levine

'You just don't understand' (or do you?): Jesus, women, and conversation in the Fourth Gospel / F. Scott Spencer

The divine trickster: a tale of two weddings in John / Jennifer K. Berenson Maclean

Are there impurities in the living water that the Johannine Jesus dispenses? / Stephen D. Moore

What's wrong with this picture?: John 4, cultural stereotypes of women, and public and private space / Jerome H. Neyrey

Transcending alterity: strange woman to Samaritan woman / Jane S. Webster

The raising of Lazarus: a lesbian coming out story / Mona West

Divine intervention or divine intrusion?: Jesus and the adulteress in John's Gospel / Holly J. Toensing

Transcending gender boundaries in John / Ingrid Rosa Kitzberger

Vol. 2. Introduction / Amy-Jill Levine

Women in the Johannine community: an exercise in historical imagination / Adele Reinhartz

'I am' sayings and women in context / Satoko Yamaguchi

Abiding in the Fourth Gospel: a case study in feminist biblical theology / Dorothy Lee

Gender matters in John / Colleen Conway

The 'birthing' bridegroom: the portrayal of Jesus in the Fourth Gospel / Adeline Fehribach

John 19.34: from crucifixion to birth, or creation? / Deborah Sawyer

'Don't be touching me': recent feminist scholarship on Mary Magdalene / Harold W. Attridge

Thinking back through Mary Magdalene / Jane Schaberg.

Notes:

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

ISBN:

0826463312

0826462553

0826463320

0826463339

OCLC:

52451883