Jewish and Christian Women in the Ancient Mediterranean

ISBN-13: 9781138543782 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 354 str.

Sara Parks; Shayna Sheinfeld; Meredith J. C. Warren

Opis

This engaging and accessible textbook provides an introduction to the study of ancient Jewish and Christian women in their Hellenistic and Roman contexts.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Religious Systems of Antiquity  3. Bodies of Literature  4. Accessing Ancient Sources  5. Ancient Judaism  6. Early Jesus Movement  7. Religion in Daily Life: From Birth to Death  8. Women as Consumers, Characters, and Creators of Literature  9. (Wo)manly Ways of Dying  10. The Second Century and Beyond