This book presents in as clear a way as possible the New
Testament material dealing with women and their roles in the
context of the movement Jesus began. Dr Witherington begins by
illustrating the roles of women in Judaism, in the Hellenistic
world, and in the Roman Empire. She goes on to show how Jesus broke
significantly with convention in the way he viewed women and their
roles, offering as he did a wholly new conception of the legitimate
rights of women in society. An analysis follows of the apostle
Paul''s attitude toward women, which shows how he agreed with and
differed from the ideas of his contemporaries. The concluding
chapters discuss the evangelists, whose selection and presentation
of material with respect to women casts much light on the early
Church''s understanding of women and their roles. This comprehensive
survey, which avoids slanting its material to serve a modern
patriarchal or feminist bias, comes to the exciting conclusion that
we can see in the New Testament an attempt to reform the
patriarchal orientation of the day.
目錄:
Part I. Women in First Century Cultures: 1. Women in
Judaism
2. Women in Hellenistic settings
3. Women in Roman settings
Part II. Jesus and Women: 4. Teachings on family and single
life
5. Women in the parables and judgment sayings
6. Stories of help and healing
7. Women in the Ministry of Jesus
Part III. Paul and Women: 8. Women and the physical family
9. Paul and the household tables
10. Women and the family of faith
11. Paul and his female co-workers
12. The pastoral Epistles
Part IV. Women and the Evangelists: 13. Women and the Third
Evangelist
14. Women and the Evangelists Matthew, Mark and John
Conclusions.