Women in the Biblical World: A Survey of Old and New Testament Perspectives

by Elizabeth A. McCabe (Editor), Lynn B.E. Jencks (Contribution by), Lee A. Johnson (Contribution by), Karen Fitz La Barge (Contribution by), William L. Lyons (Contribution by)

Overview

Women in the Biblical World: A Survey of Old and New Testament Perspectives is a volume featuring the most current research in biblical scholarship. This collection will whet the reader's appetite for cutting-edge research and encourage a closer look at some of the familiar passages that may have been overlooked in the biblical text. New insights will be gained, a greater depth of understanding in the biblical text will be fostered, and a greater appreciation for women in the Bible will inevitably result from this unique compilation. Contributors featured in this volume have shared their papers in conference meetings at the regional or national levels at the Society of Biblical Literature or are already published authors as well as professors in biblical studies. Contributors: Lynn B.E. Jencks, Lee A. Johnson, Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge, William L. Lyons, Elizabeth A. McCabe, Julie Faith Parker, Victoria Phillips, Tammi J. Schneider, Hope Stephenson, Gail P.C. Streete

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761846772
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	12/22/2009
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Elizabeth A. McCabe is a doctoral candidate at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio. She received an M.A. in biblical studies at Cincinnati Christian University with a dual concentration in Old Testament and New Testament. She is the author of the 2008 book, An Examination of the Isis Cult with Preliminary Exploration into New Testament Studies. She has also recently been appointed co-chair of "Gender Studies and the Bible" in the Midwest Society of Biblical Literature.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Acknowledgments
Chapter 4 About the Contributors
Chapter 5 Abbreviations
Chapter 6 1. Answers to Unresolved Questions: A Closer Look at Eve and Adam in Genesis 2-3
Chapter 7 2. A Biological Consideration for the Extended Period of Impurity after the Birth of a Daughter in Ancient Israel
Chapter 8 3. Rahab in Rehab: Christian Interpretation of the Madame from Jericho
Chapter 9 4. Achsah, the Raped Pîlege? , and the Book of Judges
Chapter 10 5. You are a Bible Child: Exploring the Lives of Children and Mothers through the Elisha Cycle
Chapter 11 6. Refusing the Syrophoenician Woman: The Disparate Perspectives of Jesus, Mark, and Feminist Critiques
Chapter 12 7. Blessing the First Birth: A Feminist Critical Reading of Like 11:27-28
Chapter 13 8. A Reevaluation of Phoebe in Romans 16:1-2 as a Diakonos and Prostatis: Exposing the Inaccuracies of English Translations
Chapter 14 9. Junia: Woman and Apostle
Chapter 15 10. In Search of the Voice of Women in the Churches: Revisiting the Command to Silence Women in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35
Chapter 16 11. Bad Girls or Good Ascetics? The Gynaikaria of the Pastoral Epistles

Editorial Reviews

She…presents a strong argument that prostatis should be understood in the context of leadership…. The diversity of this collection is a welcome feature. Articles span both testaments and cover topics that range from the much-discussed to lesser-traveled paths. The result is a volume that will have wide appeal at both scholarly and popular levels.

Catholic Biblical Quarterly

This is a fine collection of essays that brings together some of the best contemporary thinking and scholarship on interpretation of key biblical passages about women from both Testaments. Each chapter reviews faithfully the scholarship on its subject and advances the thinking on it. This is an excellent way to update on some of the latest in feminist biblical scholarship.

Carolyn 'siek

This anthology is unusual in that it contains essays on women in the biblical world that span both Old and New Testament perspectives. As such, it is a rare and welcome resource for courses that survey the roles and status of women as portrayed in the Christian Bible.

Mary Ann Beavis

This is a fine collection of essays that brings together some of the best contemporary thinking and scholarship on interpretation of key biblical passages about women from both Testaments. Each chapter reviews faithfully the scholarship on its subject and advances the thinking on it. This is an excellent way to update on some of the latest in feminist biblical scholarship.

Carolyn Osiek

The second volume of Women in the Biblical World: A Survey of Old and New Testament Perspectives is, once again, edited by Elizabeth A. McCabe. This volume contains eight collected essays, five of which deal with women in the Old Testament and three that address feminist issues in the New Testament....This book adopts the goals of the first volume, shedding light on the role of women in the biblical world, offering additional positive interpretations of passages that androcentric or misogynistic interpreters have used to condemn women, and enlightening readers regarding often overlooked or maligned female characters....These essays move the conversation forward in a positive manner, adding more to the necessary conversation of feminist biblical studies and shedding light on the some of the least- studied aspects of the field.

Review of Biblical Literature

There are few matters that, historically, have been overlooked as much as women's roles in the Bible. Volume 2 of Women in the Biblical World is therefore welcome, as its contributors bring hermeneutical and socio-historical perspectives to bear upon the biblical texts in manners that illuminate familiar stories and traditions in stimulating ways. This book will be essential reading for all interested in how the biblical text portrays women and what [this] means for contemporary society.

Chris Keith

This volume addresses head-on troublesome passages about women and investigates some of the more enigmatic female characters in the Bible, often challenging traditional readings and engaging feminist interpretations along the way. Written in conversation with a variety of interpretive perspectives, this volume will stand as engaging reading for those interested in biblical perspectives on women, and will prove itself as a useful tool for those who teach others about the place of women in the biblical world.

Lee A. Johnson