Women Patrons and Mothers in Associations and the New Testament

Susan E. Benton (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

230 Seiten

2025
Mohr Siebeck (Verlag)
978-3-16-163463-5 (ISBN)

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Drawing on current research in Classics and Roman history, Susan E. Benton analyzes inscriptional evidence about women in the leadership of Greco-Roman associations in Latin West and Greek East. She then uses the resulting profile of civically engaged women to compare to women of early Christ-groups in the Pauline corpus. Women patrons of associations provide a valuable source for envisioning Phoebe, the only New Testament person called a prostatis . Mothers of associations suggest a pattern of involvement for women of the Christ groups, often called "house church leaders." From the mothers of associations, the author extrapolates about how Prisca likely functioned in the community of faith that she served. Altogether, a more developed picture emerges of the concrete contributions possible for women in early Christianity who shared their resources and shaped the lives of their communities.

Born 1980; 2010 Master of Divinity (Fuller Theological Seminary); 2017 Master of Theology from Duke Divinity School; 2023 PhD in Religion and New Testament Studies from Baylor University; Lecturer and member of the Ministry Guidance team faculty in Religion at Baylor University.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.1.2025
Reihe/Serie	Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament
Verlagsort	Tübingen
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 232 mm
Gewicht	236 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
Schlagworte	Christ groups • ekklesiai • euergete • Inscriptions • Pauline churches
ISBN-10	3-16-163463-2 / 3161634632
ISBN-13	978-3-16-163463-5 / 9783161634635
Zustand	Neuware