The Lost Coin: Parables of Women, Work, and Wisdom

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Lost Coin: Parables of Women, Work, and Wisdom
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Mary Ann Beavis
SeriesBiblical Seminar
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:346
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9781841273136
ClassificationsDewey:226.806
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publication Date 1 July 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A collection of feminist interpretations of parables about women and women's work. The authors, who include Pheme Perkins, Barbara Reid and Adele Reinhartz, aim to fill a gap in the scholarly literature on parables, bringing to life vignettes from ancient Mediterranean women's lives and offering insights into the place of women in the ministry of Jesus, the early church, and Christian theology. This volume is designed as a resource for scholarship, teaching and preaching.

Author Biography

Mary Ann Beavis is Professor of Religion and Culture at St. Thomas More College, Canada.

Reviews

"An indispensable collection both for feminist methodologies and for filling the exegetical lacuna about the lives of women in the ancient Mediterranean world generally and the Jesus movement in particular." -Religious Studies Review, 01/04 * Religious Studies Review *