Contextualizing gender in early Christian discourse

Vander Stichele, Caroline.

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

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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.

978056703035 (hardback)


Bible.--N.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Sex role--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Gender identity.
Religion.
RELIGION--Biblical Criticism & Interpretation--New Testament.
Vroegchristelijke literatuur.
Sekseverschillen.
Antike.
Geschlecht.
Leib.
Politik.
Fr�uhchristentum.
Geschlechterrolle.
Leiblichkeit.
Soziale Stellung.


Electronic books.

BS2361.3 / .V36 2009eb

225.6