Women in Early Christianity: Translations from Greek Texts
Patricia Cox Miller
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Description for Women in Early Christianity: Translations from Greek Texts
Paperback. This sourcebook brings together translations of a variety of ancient Christian texts that elucidate how women were perceived and portrayed in the Greek literature written in the second to the sixth centuries. It includes church orders and proceedings, the novelistic apocryphal acts, biographies of saints, and theologies on virginity and marriage. Editor(s): Miller, Patricia Cox. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 603.
From the fictional Thecla in the second century to the very real Olympias in the early fifth century, the history of women in early Christianity was as complex and rich as the religion itself. This comprehensive sourcebook brings together translations of a variety of ancient Christian texts that elucidate how women were perceived and portrayed in the Greek literature written in the second to the sixth centuries. The texts included in the volume have been generously excerpted, providing the modern reader with an in-depth view of the historical reality of early Christian women's lives as well as a nuanced perspective ... Read more
From the fictional Thecla in the second century to the very real Olympias in the early fifth century, the history of women in early Christianity was as complex and rich as the religion itself. This comprehensive sourcebook brings together translations of a variety of ancient Christian texts that elucidate how women were perceived and portrayed in the Greek literature written in the second to the sixth centuries. The texts included in the volume have been generously excerpted, providing the modern reader with an in-depth view of the historical reality of early Christian women's lives as well as a nuanced perspective ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813214177
SKU
V9780813214177
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About Patricia Cox Miller
Patricia Cox Miller is W. Earl Ledden Professor of Religion at Syracuse University. She is the author or editor of numerous works including The Cultural Turn in Late Ancient Studies: Gender, Asceticism, and History (coedited with Dale Martin).
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