Encountering God in tyrannical texts : reflections on Paul, women, and the authority of scripture / Frances Taylor Gench.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gench, Frances Taylor, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Biblical teaching.

Women.

Bible. New Testament--Theology.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Place of Publication:

Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Bible includes any number of "tyrannical texts that have proved to be profoundly oppressive in the lives of many people. Among them are Pauline texts that have circumscribed the lives and ministries of women throughout Christian history. What are people who honor Scripture to do with such texts, and what does it mean to speak of biblical authority in their presence? In Encountering God in Tyrannical Texts, Frances Taylor Gench provides strategies for engaging such texts with integritythat is, without dismissing them, whitewashing them, or acquiescing to themand as potential sources of edification for the church. Gench also facilitates reflection on the nature and authority of Scripture. Encountering God in Tyrannical Texts provides access to feminist scholarship that can inform preaching and teaching of problematic Pauline texts and encourages public engagement with them.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Beyond Textual Harassment: Engaging Tyrannical Texts; Wives, Be Subject?; Articulating Biblical Authority; Women and Worship Wars (I); Women and Worship Wars (II); Reining In Rambunctious Widows; Women in Ministry; Epilogue; Notes; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781611645460

1611645468

OCLC:

932318727