Gospel Women

This unique approach reveals that there is much more to be known about biblical women than previous studies have assumed. Employing historical and literary readings of the biblical texts, Bauckham successfully captures the particularity of each woman he studies.

Acknowledgments

x

Introduction

xi

The Book of Ruth as a Key to Gynocentric Reading of Scripture

1

(16)

The Female Voice in Ruth

1

(5)

Women's and Men's Perspectives

6

(2)

Female Power and Male Authority

8

(2)

The Problem of the Genealogy

10

(2)

The Canonical Role of Gynocentric Texts

12

(5)

The Gentile Foremothers of the Messiah

17

(30)

Why Are These Women Here?

17

(11)

The Ancestry of Tamar

28

(6)

The Marriage of Rahab

34

(7)

The Canaanite Women

41

(6)

Elizabeth and Mary in Luke 1: Reading a Gynocentric Text Intertextually

47

(30)

Luke 1:5-80: A Gynocentric Text

47

(8)

Mary as Agent of God's Salvation of Israel

55

(14)

Mary's Lowly Status

69

(8)

Anna of the Tribe of Asher

77

(32)

Introduction

77

(2)

Where Were the Asherites?

79

(9)

Jerusalem and the Median Diaspora

88

(4)

Anna, Phanuel, and the Book of Tobit

92

(6)

Anna in Gospel and History

98

(11)

Additional Note A: The Northern Tribes in Exile in 4 Ezra 13

101

(2)

Additional Note B: The Place of Origin of the Book of Tobit

103

(6)

Joanna the Apostle

109

(94)

On the Road with Jesus and His Disciples

110

(1)

Jewish Women as Owners of Property

111

(24)

Wife of Herod's ``Steward''

135

(15)

Wife of Chuza the Nabatean

150

(11)

Patron or Servant?

161

(4)

Joanna Also Known as Junia

165

(21)

Joanna as Apostolic Witness

186

(8)

The Historical Joanna - a Sketch

194

(5)

Readers on the Road with Joanna

199

(4)

Mary of Clopas

203

(22)

Who Was She?

204

(9)

Her Role in the Mission of the Church in Palestine

213

(12)

Additional Note on Tradition in John 19:25-27

218

(7)

The Two Salomes and the Secret Gospel of Mark

225

(32)

Salome the Sister of Jesus

226

(8)

Salome the Disciple of Jesus

234

(13)

The Secret Gospel of Mark

247

(10)

Appendix: Some Extracanonical Texts about Salome the Disciple of Jesus

254

(3)

The Women and the Resurrection: The Credibility of Their Stories

257

(54)

Introduction

257

(5)

The Formation of the Gospel Resurrection Narratives

262

(6)

The Credibility of Women

268

(9)

The Women in Matthew

277

(2)

The Women in Luke

279

(4)

The Women in John

283

(3)

The Women in Mark

286

(9)

The Women as Authoritative Witnesses in the Early Church

295

(9)

The Women in the Kerygmatic Summaries

304

(7)

Index of Names of Ancient People and Places

311

(9)

Index of Modern Authors

320

(7)

Index of Ancient Literature

327

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