Women in the New Testament [Paperback]

Mary Ann Getty-Sullivan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2001

Much of the history of women, in religion as in other fields, is lost because it was overlooked or considered unimportant. It is therefore surprising that so many fragments of women's stories survive in the New Testament texts, which were composed by men. Why did they include so many references to women and why are women, as a group, treated so positively by the male New Testament writers?

Women in the New Testament shows how the stories of women are an integral part of the Gospel and its meaning for us. It also conveys how we can respond to the challenge these women represent, whether we are men trying to understand or women trying to find our voices within the tradition of faith found in the New Testament.

Chapter one discusses three women of expectant faith. Chapters two and three deal with women who are changed by Jesus. Chapter four focuses on New Testament women of influence. Chapters five and six show how women disciples spread and gave shape to the gospel message.

Chapters are "Women of Expectant Faith," "Women Changed by Jesus," "More Women Changed by Jesus," "Women of Prominence," "Women and Discipleship," and "More Women and Discipleship."

Editorial Reviews

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". . . a feast for contemporary readers of women's stories from the Gospels, Acts and Letters. . . . " -- Mary Margaret Pazdan, O.P. Professor of Biblical Studies Aquinas Institute of Theology

Product Details

• Paperback: 269 pages
• Publisher: Liturgical Press (July 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814625460
• ISBN-13: 978-0814625460
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #527,992 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too feminist for me, October 28, 2011

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There was an strong underlying theme throughout that seemed very feminist and negative to me. It was hard to learn something about the women in the New Testament because I was too distracted by what seemed negative comments about the gospel writers being too androcentric and patriarchal. The statement that Phoebe was the first named deacon was misleading until I figured out that she was the first named in writing (Romans was written before Acts) but not the first deacon named (the first deacons ever named were in Acts 6). That's a long way to go to try to promote women deacons. Things like that I found disturbing.

6 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, March 16, 2007

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While visiting St. Vincent Seminary, I bought this book after gaining an interest in women in the Bible from a class on Women in the Pilgrim Church. This by far is the best one I have found about the New Testament women. It includes very relevant scripture passeages and is not afraid to say some things others have been.

I highly reccomend this book for anyone interested in the Bible, women of the Bible or their faith in general.