Good Girls, Bad Girls of the New Testament

Their Enduring Lessons

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

Good Girls, Bad Girls of the New Testament takes readers on a powerful journey through the vast landscape of Roman-occupied Judea during the first century and the genesis of Christianity. This landscape serves as the backdrop for twelve amazing stories of women whose paths intersect, either by providence or design, with the paths of Jesus or Paul. Some of these women are familiar, such as Mary, the mother of Jesus, while others, like the wife of the infamous Pontius Pilate, are lesser known. Whether she is popular or obscure, good or bad, each woman’s story is an important part of the overall Christian narrative.Good Girls, Bad Girls of the New Testament invites readers to take a more nuanced look at twelve stories that feature women, to explore their lives more deeply in historical context, and to understand the real story that includes both men and women. The book goes beyond simply telling the story of a particular biblical woman to challenge readers to explore the enduring lessons the ancient writers sought to impart. These timeless lessons are as important for us today as they were thousands of years ago.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-03-02
Mått:158 x 238 x 24 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781442219373

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

T. J. Wray is the author of several books, including Surviving the Death of a Sibling, What the Bible Really Tells Us: The Essential Guide to Biblical Literacy, and Good Girls, Bad Girls: The Enduring Lessons of Twelve Women of the Old Testament. She is associate professor of religious studies at Salve Regina University. She has appeared on the History Channel and NPR.

Recensioner i media

In 12 chapters, Wray introduces well-known women (Mary, the mother of Jesus; Mary and Martha; the Samaritan woman at the well) and those less familiar (Tabitha, Bernice and Drusilla, Prisca), situating them in their historical and literary contexts and drawing from them lessons for the contemporary world. In general introductions to biblical materials, the author gently introduces source-critical questions and the difficulties of distinguishing fact from authorial invention. . . .Wray's contemporary applications are eloquent, which commends the volume for church-based adult education courses: she comments on the nature of grief, the need to balance service with self-care, and the toxic effect of rumor. . . .Summing Up:Recommended. General readers.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionLife for Women during New Testament TimesPart I. Sisters, Sinners and SupportersSister Friends: Martha and Mary of Bethany: SistersSuspicious Sisters: Bernice and Drusilla, the Great-Granddaughters of Herod the Great: Sisters Caught in the Act: The Adulterous Woman in John’s Gospel: SinnerBlood Guilt: The Woman with a Twelve-Year Hemorrhage: SinnerA Woman of Substance: Mary Magdalene: SupporterWidow’s Rising: Tabitha, A Loving Benefactor: SupporterPart II. Mothers, Murderers, and MissionariesAngelic Gift: Elizabeth, Mother of John the Baptist: MotherJesus’ Mom: Mary of Nazareth: Mother Off With His Head! Herodias and the Beheading of John the Baptist: Mother and Murderer I Had a Dream: The Wife of Pontius Pilate: MurdererSpreading the Good News: Prisca, a Missionary of Paul: MissionaryA Conversation with Jesus: The Woman at the Well: MissionaryConcluding Thoughts ResourcesIndex