Wisdom's feast : an invitation to feminist interpretation of the scriptures /

Woman Wisdom in Proverbs 9 invites any who want to learn her ways to come and eat at her table--an image for the rich and satisfying teaching that she offers. In this book Barbara Reid invites readers to this feast, drawing on women's wisdom to offer fresh new interpretations of biblical texts...

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Main Author: Reid, Barbara E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2016
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Table of Contents:
  • Creation of the world and of humankind
  • The entry of sin into the world and its aftermath
  • Parables of female godliness
  • Mary: prophet of a new creation
  • Women healed and healing
  • Deacon Phoebe and other women ministers
  • Mary Magdalene, Junia, and other apostles
  • Pitting Mary against Martha: conflicts over women's roles
  • From death to new life.