Let the oppressed go free : feminist perspectives on the New Testament /

Schottroff, Luise.

Let the oppressed go free : feminist perspectives on the New Testament / Luise Schotroff [i.e. Schottroff] ; translated by Annemarie S. Kidder ; [foreword by Elisabeth Schu��?�ssler Fiorenza]. - 1st ed. - Louisville, Ky. : Westminster/John Knox Press, c1993. - 208 p. ; 21 cm. - Gender and the biblical tradition .

Selections from the author's Befreiungserfahrungen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Experiences of liberation -- How justified is the feminist critique of Paul? -- "Leaders of the faith" (or "just some pious womenfolk")? -- Women as disciples of Jesus in New Testament times -- Lydia, a new quality of power -- The woman who loved much and the Pharisee Simon (Luke 7:36-50) -- The virgin birth (Luke 1:26-33, 38) -- Mary Magdelene and the women at Jesus' tomb.

0664254268 (pbk. : alk. paper)

92033116 //r96


Bible--N.T.--Feminist criticism.


Women in the Bible.
Women in Christianity--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Feminist theology.
Liberation theology.
Sociology, Biblical.

BS 2445 / .S3762513 1993

225.6/082