Contextualizing gender in early Christian discourse : thinking beyond Thecla /

Vander Stichele, Caroline,

Contextualizing gender in early Christian discourse : thinking beyond Thecla / [print] Caroline Vander Stichele and Todd Penner. - London : T and T Clark, (c)2009. - 1 online resource (xi, 246 pages)



Acknowledgments; InterseXions; 1 Introducing a Gender-Critical Approach; 2 Contextualizing Gender in the Greco-Roman World; 3 Boundaries and Bodies in Early Christian Discourse; 4 Gender and the Modern Interpreter; 5 Reading (for) Gender; (Dis)closure; Index;

An introduction to feminist and gender-critical perspectives on the New Testament and other early Christian writings.



9780567346636


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


Sex role--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Gender identity.
Religion.


Electronic books.

BS2361.P413.C668 2009