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Martha from the Margins

The Authority of Martha in Early Christian Tradition

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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In the popular imagination Martha has become synonymous with the harried housewife, fretting over excessive preparations. The Martha known to early Christians is far removed from this stereotype. Martha was better known for her role in the story of the raising of Lazarus and as apostle and witness of the resurrection. This book gathers and assesses the early traditions about Martha in text, liturgy and iconography. It shows that the significance of Martha has been seriously underestimated and recovers an important and widespread tradition of Martha as apostle and authority figure for early Christians. The analysis of Martha traditions with attention to issues of gender and authority render this book an important contribution to studies on women in early Christianity.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-06-24
Mått160 x 240 x 27 mm
Vikt820 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieVigiliae Christianae, Supplements
Antal sidor369
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004174900

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Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations1. Retrieving Martha from the Margins2. A Second Peter? Martha in the Gospel of John3. A different tomb, a different story: The Epistula Apostolorum4. Apostola Apostolorum: Hippolytus on the Song of Songs5. Singing a new song: Martha in liturgy and hymnody6. Picturing the myrrhophore7. Martha, diakonia and the Gospel of Luke 8. A Eucharistic ministry for Martha: The Apostolic Church Order and the Acts of Philip9. Martha as authority figure for early Christian groups10. Gathering the strandsBibliographyAppendixIndices

"Martha from the Margins is a very illuminating text, and Ernst should be commended for making an excellent contribution to the study of women in religion and to early Christianity in general. She presents strong arguments that are based on a thoughtful analysis of the many sources that she surveyed. Although there are several instances in which Ernst is clearly presenting theoretical ideas [...] these hypotheses are all grounded, as much as possible, in rational arguments. Ernst presents an unbiased survey of the evidence discussed in this book. Such an approach is admirable and appreciated, since it provides the reader with a more balanced perspective of the issues. Furthermore, Ernst’s methodology,which featured a dynamic reading of church orders and a balanced weighing of literary/historical texts with other types of sources [...], allow her to present a more expansive perspective of Martha within early Christianity. Hopefully, this approach will be used by others in the future." – Joseph Oryshak, in: RBL 03/2011