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Ancient Christian Apocrypha : Marginalized Texts in Early Christianity.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lehtipuu, Outi.
- Series:
- Bible and Women
- Bible and Women ; v.3.2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Apocryphal books (New Testament).
- Women in the Bible.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (399 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, 2022.
- Summary:
- "This collection of essays in the Bible and Women series examines ancient noncanonical Christian texts for what they reveal about women, their engagement with Scripture, and attitudes toward women in various texts from the second to eighth century. Contributors focus on historical women and their active roles in early Christianity, women as rhetorical tools in male-dominated discourse, and female figures in early Christian mythologies"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Outi Lehtipuu, Silke Petersen
- No longer marginalized : from orthodoxy and heresy discourse to category critique and beyond / Karen L. King
- Female disciples of Jesus in early Christian gospels : Gospel of Mary, Wisdom of Jesus Christ, and other gospels in dialogue form / Judith Hartenstein.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Lehtipuu, Outi Ancient Christian Apocrypha
- ISBN:
- 9781628375190
- 1628375191
- OCLC:
- 1336989739
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