Private Women Public Meals: Social Conflict in the Synoptic Tradition

By Kathleen E. Corley

Using the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Corley analyzes the roles of women (especially as they were portrayed in meal or banquet settings) in the ancient Greco-Roman world, to show... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565630033
• ISBN13: 9781565630031
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Hendrickson Pub
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

AID TO UNDERSTANDING THE POSITION OF WOMEN IN THE NT

This book provides an excellent grounding in the social and cultural understandings that first century hearers would have brought to New Testament texts. Without such background the modern reader risks missing the fullness and the sheer audacity of the early Christian message. In its time and cultural setting, the early Christian church exemplified a radical inclusiveness that directly challenged conventional social mores. Kathleen Corley's scholarship helps us see the gospel writings, and particularly the prescribed role of women in the Greco-Roman world, with new eyes. Her exhaustive bibliography is a valuable resource for further study. The work is both readable and scholarly. All in all, a marvelous resource.

Required Reading!

Customs and manners of Bible Times greatly influenced both the Old and the New Testament. Not until the last 30 years has the study of customs within Bible study surfaced as a real area of study. Kathleen Corely has done an excellent job of examining this very interesting topic. Much is revealed especially about Mary and Martha from Luke.