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.