Susan E Hylen

A Modest Apostle

Thecla and the History of Women in the Early Church

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Produktbeschreibung

A Modest Apostle studies women's leadership in the early church. Susan Hylen argues that complex cultural norms for women's behavior encouraged both the modesty and leadership of women, as exemplified by Thecla.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 164mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 412g
• ISBN-13: 9780190243821
• ISBN-10: 0190243821
• Artikelnr.: 47863431

Autorenporträt

Susan E. Hylen is Associate Research Professor of New Testament at Candler School of Theology in Emory University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
List of Figures
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Virtuous, Active Women in the Greco-Roman World
Chapter 3: 1 Timothy
Chapter 4: The Acts of Paul and Thecla
Chapter 5: The Reception of Thecla in the Early Church
Conclusion
Endnotes
Bibliography
Notes
Index