Women Patrons and Mothers in Associations and the New Testament

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-16-163463-5
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 236 g

Reihe: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament

Drawing on current research in Classics and Roman history, Susan E. Benton analyzes inscriptional evidence about women in the leadership of Greco-Roman associations in Latin West and Greek East. She then uses the resulting profile of civically engaged women to compare to women of early Christ-groups in the Pauline corpus. Women patrons of associations provide a valuable source for envisioning Phoebe, the only New Testament person called a prostatis. Mothers of associations suggest a pattern of involvement for women of the Christ groups, often called "house church leaders." From the mothers of associations, the author extrapolates about how Prisca likely functioned in the community of faith that she served. Altogether, a more developed picture emerges of the concrete contributions possible for women in early Christianity who shared their resources and shaped the lives of their communities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Benton, Susan E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen der Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religion des alten Ägyptens

Über Autor(innen)

Benton, Susan E.
Born 1980; 2010 Master of Divinity (Fuller Theological Seminary); 2017 Master of Theology from Duke Divinity School; 2023 PhD in Religion and New Testament Studies from Baylor University; Lecturer and member of the Ministry Guidance team faculty in Religion at Baylor University.