Overview
"The women in Jesus' life are a raucous and rowdy bunch, including ""riotous"" foremothers, ""loose women,"" and ""distressed daughters of Israel."" Reading these new ways of interpreting women in the Gospels, male New Testament scholars have discovered liberating perspectives. In seven scintillating studies, Spencer explores among others the genealogy of Matthew's Gospel to discover the riotous yet righteous nature of Jesus' foremothers, slave girls and prophetic daughters in Luke-Acts, and women leading men in the Gospel of Mark 5-7. Scott Spencer, a virtuoso young New Testament scholar, provides his own lively forays into reading the Gospels through women's eyes. He shows what it is like for a man to read stories about the women in Jesus' life from a new perspective. Spencer is an able and inventive scholar whose broad-ranging insights and engaging style make his work very accessible."
Full Product Details
Author: F. Scott Spencer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.340kg
ISBN: 9780826416124
ISBN 10: 0826416128
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 January 2005
Audience:
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Language: English
Reviews
'this is a lively, thought-provoking and spirited volume that is cleverly crafted and should prove engaging for those who are either familiar with, or even new to, the theatre of New Testament scholarship.' Philomena Cullen, Theological Book Review, Vol 18, No. 1, 2006--Philomena Cullen Theological Book Review
A lucid, engaging look at the personal life and conduct of Jesus of Nazareth, this book plays off the popular 'what would Jesus do?' question. Spencer offers an informed, honest, and challenging alternative: 'What did Jesus do?' This book will be an effective resource for classes in both biblical studies and ethics. It also could be used in adult church educational contexts.
'The book is accessible and engaging and certainly can be said to take a fresh look at the stories and characters it deals with.' Gary Burnett, Vol. 28.5--Sanford Lakoff Journal for the Study of the New Testament
mention in PostScripts, July 2009
Author Information
F. Scott Spencer is Professor of New Testament at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Virginia and is the author of The Portrait of Philip in Acts: A Study of Roles and Relations and Acts. He is the Chair of the New Testament section for the Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion.ission for the Study of Religion.
