A Woman's Place

This focused look at women in the household context discusses the importance of issues of space and visibility in shaping the lives of early Christian women. Several aspects of women's everyday existence are investigated, including the lives of wives, widows, women with children, female slaves, women as patrons, household leaders, and teachers. In addition, several key themes emerge: hospitality, dining practices, and the extent of female segregation.

Acknowledgments

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Introduction

1

(16)

Dutiful and Less Than Dutiful Wives

17

(33)

Giving Birth: Labor, Nursing, and the Care of Infants in House-Church Communities

50

(18)

Growing Up in House-Church Communities

68

(27)

Female Slaves: Twice Vulnerable

95

(23)

Ephesians 5 and the Politics of Marriage

118

(26)

Women Leaders of Households and Christian Assemblies

144

(20)

Women Leaders in Family Funerary Banquets

164

(30)

Janet H. Tulloch

Women Patrons in the Life of House Churches

194

(26)

Women as Agents of Expansion

220

(24)

Conclusion: Discovering a Woman's Place

244

(7)

Abbreviations

251

(4)

Notes

255

(54)

Bibliography

309

(22)

Index of Ancient Sources

331

(7)

Index of Modern Authors

338

(3)

Index of Subjects

341

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