Title
Jewish and Christian Women in the Ancient Mediterranean
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Description
This engaging and accessible textbook provides an introduction to the study of ancient Jewish and Christian women in their Hellenistic and Roman contexts.
This is the first textbook dedicated to introducing women’s religious roles in Judaism and Christianity in a way that is accessible to undergraduates from all disciplines. The textbook provides brief, contextualising overviews that then allow for deeper explorations of specific topics in women’s religion, including leadership, domestic ritual, women as readers and writers of scripture, and as innovators in their traditions. Using select examples from ancient sources, the textbook provides teachers and students with the raw tools to begin their own exploration of ancient religion. An introductory chapter provides an outline of common hermeneutics or "lenses" through which scholars approach the texts and artefacts of Judaism and Christianity in antiquity. The textbook also features a glossary of key terms, a list of further readings and discussion questions for each topic, and activities for classroom use. In short, the book is designed to be a complete, classroom-ready toolbox for teachers who may have never taught this subject as well as for those already familiar with it.
ISBN
9781138543782
Publication Date
2021
Publisher
Routledge
City
New York, NY
Disciplines
Jewish Studies | Religion
Recommended Citation
Parks, Sara; Sheinfeld, Shayna; and Warren, Meredith J.C., "Jewish and Christian Women in the Ancient Mediterranean" (2021). Faculty Bookshelf. 87.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/monographs/87