Jesus Miriam's child, Sophia's prophet : critical issues in feminist Christology Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schüssler Fiorenza, Elisabeth, 1938- author.

Series:

Cornerstones (T&T Clark)

T&T Clark Cornerstones

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Person and offices.

Jesus Christ.

Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. New Testament--Feminist criticism.

Feminist theology.

Wisdom (Biblical personification).

Women in Christianity--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Women in Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

Second edition

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

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PDF

Summary:

"In Jesus: Miriam's Child, Sophia's Prophet Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza makes a unique contribution to two quite different discussions of Jesus the Christ. On the one hand, she looks at biblical christology from a critical feminist perspective in the tradition of liberation theology. On the other, she examines the feasibility of a feminine christology by considering such problems as Christian anti-Judaism, ideological justification of domination, religious exclusivism and the formation of patriarchal identity. Re-imagining the Jesus movement in a feminist key transcends the boundaries set by history, gender and doctrine. By assessing various Jesus traditions and interpretations in terms of whether they can engender liberating visions for today, Schüssler Fiorenza seeks to challenge and transform a Christianity dominated by masculinity and exclusivist theological frameworks so that it offers a vision of justice and well-being for all, the central image in which is the reign, the coming world, of God. This Cornerstones edition features a new extended introduction which takes into account the developments in the field since the work was originally published in 1994"--Bloomsbury Publishing

In Jesus: Miriam's Child, Sophia's Prophet Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza makes a unique contribution to two quite different discussions of Jesus the Christ. On the one hand, she looks at biblical christology from a critical feminist perspective in the tradition of liberation theology. On the other, she examines the feasibility of a feminine christology by considering such problems as Christian anti-Judaism, ideological justification of domination, religious exclusivism and the formation of patriarchal identity. Re-imagining the Jesus movement in a feminist key transcends the boundaries set by history, gender and doctrine. By assessing various Jesus traditions and interpretations in terms of whether they can engender liberating visions for today, Schüssler Fiorenza seeks to challenge and transform a Christianity dominated by masculinity and exclusivist theological frameworks so that it offers a vision of justice and well-being for all, the central image in which is the reign, the coming world, of God. This Cornerstones edition features a new extended introduction which takes into account the developments in the field since the work was originally published in 1994

Contents:

pt. 1. The invitation of wisdom

pt. 2. The children of wisdom

pt. 3. The power of wisdom

Preface

Acknowledgements

Reflective Introduction

Part I: The Invitation of Wisdom

1. The Oratory of Euphemia and the Ekklesia of Wo

men

2. And Mary went into the Hill Country: Issues in Feminist Christology

Part II: The Children of Wisdom

3. The Power of Naming: Jesus, Women, and Christian Anti-Judaism

4. The Execution of Jesus and the Theology of the Cross

Part III: The Power of Wisdom

5. Prophets of Sophia: Searching for Divine Wisdom

6. In her Image and Likeness: Women of Wisdom

Notes

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Indexes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780567665386

0567665380

9780567658661

056765866X

OCLC:

944224476