
Gender Roles and the People of God
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Alice Mathews (PhD, Iliff School of Theology/University of Denver) is the Lois W. Bennett Distinguished Professor Emerita and former academic dean at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. The author of several books, including Preaching that Speaks to Women and Marriage Made in Eden, she was co-host for many years of the national radio program Discover the Word and also served until recently as academic dean of Christian University GlobalNet.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Dangers of a Misleading Reading
- Part 1: Stand-Out Women In Their Patriarchal Worlds
- Chapter 2: The Birth of Patriarchy
- Chapter 3: Ezer Women In a Patriarchal World
- Chapter 4: Jesus and Women: The Divine Counterpunch
- Chapter 5: Positive Images of Women In New Testament Churches
- Part 2: Assessing the Theology Behind Gender-Based Hierarchy
- Chapter 6: The Battle of the Texts: 1 Timothy 2:12 and 1 Corinthians 14:34-35
- Chapter 7: The Battle of the Lexicons: What Does Head Mean In the New Testament?
- Chapter 8: Is Jesus Eternally Subordinate to God the Father? Or Are They Coequal?
- Chapter 9: Women, Leadership, and the Nature of Ministry
- Part 3: Historical Realities That Still Challenge Women
- Chapter 10: Patristic and Medieval Attitudes Toward Women
- Chapter 11: Can Patriarchal Ideas Survive the Renaissance and the Age of Enlightenment?
- Chapter 12: Recycling the Cult of True Womanhood
- Chapter 13: Where Are We Today? Rethinking What We've Been Taught
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