Jesus: Miriams Child, Sophia's Prophet

by Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza

Book Overview

In Jesus- Miriam's Child, Sophia's Prophet Elisabeth Sch'ssler Fiorenza makes a unique contribution to two quite different discussions of Jesus the Christ. On the one hand, she looks at biblical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826406718
• ISBN13: 9780826406712
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Better than i expected

I had to read this for one of my religion classes, and i wasn't expecting it to be very interesting. However, once i got into the book, i found it to be very compelling. Fiorenza's insightful comments have made me go back and question what exactly is implied in the Gospels. She has done a fine job of pointing out that the patriarchal ideals found in Christianity were first found "in the context of the Greek city-state". One warning about this book: it's written for the academic community, and because of that, it doesn't make for easy reading.