TY - BOOK AU - Miller,Patricia Cox TI - Women in early Christianity: translations from Greek texts SN - 9780813214177 AV - BR195.W6 W66 2005 U1 - 270.1/082 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Washington, DC PB - The Catholic University of America Press KW - Women in Christianity KW - History KW - Early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Sources KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-332) and indexes; Women's roles in the church. Teachers. Marcellina ; Melania the Younger ; Macrina ; Women, the church, and teaching -- Prophets. Disciples of Marcus ; Montanists -- Martyrs. Blandina ; Agathonicê ; Potamiaena -- Catechumens -- Widows. New Testament ; Second-century correspondence ; Third-century church rules -- Deaconesses. Writings opposed to women's ecclesiastical duties -- Women and virginity. Female comportment -- Major treatises on virginity. Methodius, The symposium ; Gregory of Nyssa, On virginity ; UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0421/2004018079.html ER -