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Finding Phoebe : what New Testament women were really like / Susan E. Hylen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2023Description: x, 188 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780802882066
  • 0802882064
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 220.9/2082 23/eng/20230110
LOC classification:
  • BS2445 .H95 2023
Contents:
Part 1: Wealth and property. Property ownership -- Property management -- Marriage -- Occupations -- Part 2: Social influence and status. Patronage -- Social influence -- Education --. Part 3: Virtues of women. Modesty -- Industry -- Loyalty -- Marital harmony -- Part 4: Speech and silence. Everyday speech -- Prayer and prophecy -- Silence -- Speech and silence.
Summary: In this learned yet accessible book, Susan E. Hylen introduces first-century primary sources to illuminate readers' understanding of New Testament women. Perfect for clergy, spiritual reading groups, and all curious minds, Finding Phoebe combines incisive scholarship and instructional sensibility to encourage readers to develop their own informed interpretations of Scripture. Contrary to popular conceptions of "biblical womanhood" as passive and silent, women often served as leaders and prophets in their communities. Women owned one-third of all property during the period, granting them access to civic power through patronage. Many women worked outside the home and were educated according to the needs of their professions. Through careful examination of "modesty" and "silence" in the Greco-Roman world, Hylen reveals the centrality of these virtues to both men and women practicing self-control in service of communal good. Hylen's work will challenge readers to free their minds of modern preconceptions and consider New Testament women on their own terms. This practical book includes historical context, scriptural evidence, and questions for discussion.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection BS2445 .H95 2023 Available 31794003197622
Print book for loan Lineberger Memorial Library Southern Circulating Collection (Main & Upper Levels) BS2445 .H95 2023 1 Available 35898001757034

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part 1: Wealth and property. Property ownership -- Property management -- Marriage -- Occupations -- Part 2: Social influence and status. Patronage -- Social influence -- Education --. Part 3: Virtues of women. Modesty -- Industry -- Loyalty -- Marital harmony -- Part 4: Speech and silence. Everyday speech -- Prayer and prophecy -- Silence -- Speech and silence.

In this learned yet accessible book, Susan E. Hylen introduces first-century primary sources to illuminate readers' understanding of New Testament women. Perfect for clergy, spiritual reading groups, and all curious minds, Finding Phoebe combines incisive scholarship and instructional sensibility to encourage readers to develop their own informed interpretations of Scripture. Contrary to popular conceptions of "biblical womanhood" as passive and silent, women often served as leaders and prophets in their communities. Women owned one-third of all property during the period, granting them access to civic power through patronage. Many women worked outside the home and were educated according to the needs of their professions. Through careful examination of "modesty" and "silence" in the Greco-Roman world, Hylen reveals the centrality of these virtues to both men and women practicing self-control in service of communal good. Hylen's work will challenge readers to free their minds of modern preconceptions and consider New Testament women on their own terms. This practical book includes historical context, scriptural evidence, and questions for discussion.

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