Frauen im antiken Judentum und frühen Christentum

Edited by Jörg Frey and Nicole Rupschus
[Women in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity.]
2019. VIII, 320 pages.
DOI 10.1628/978-3-16-157051-3
Published in German.
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Summary
In a wide historical framework, the present volume discusses the legal and social roles and positions of women in ancient Judaism, early Christianity, and the surrounding Greco-Roman world. Sources investigated are documentary texts from Egypt and the Judaean desert, selected writings from the Dead Sea and texts from the Hellenistic-Jewish, early Christian, and Rabbinic traditions. The essays discuss issues of the liturgical function of women, their legal position with regard to marriage and property, piety and purity issues as well as the problems of daily life, but also narrative images, role models and clichés. The combination of historical source analysis and the approaches of gender studies leads to a more precise perception of the construction of those images and patterns and their effects in the various ancient cultures.

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe (WUNT II)