Word According to Eve Women and the Bible in Ancient Times and Our Own

Name: Word According to Eve Women and the Bible in Ancient Times and Our Own
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ISBN: 9780618001927

ISBN-10: 0618001921

ISBN-13: 9780618001927

Edition: 1999

Authors: Cullen Murphy

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In the world that created the Bible, there were no female scholars and theologians, yet in the past four decades, owing to such stunning discoveries as the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi texts, as well as advances in historical understanding and the rise of feminism, a generation of scholars has found new ways to interpret the Scriptures and the societies that created them -- exploring avenues traditionally ignored by male-dominated religious study. Surveying the new scholarship and the personalities of those who have created it, The Word According to Eve not only explores afresh the history of our religions but offers exciting new challenges to our sense of worship. A Peter Davison…

Book details

List price: $25.99
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 10/8/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Cullen Murphy is the editor at large at Vanity Fair and the former managing editor of the Atlantic Monthly . He is the author of Are We Rome?, The Word According to Eve , and the essay collection Just Curious .



Foreword



Preface: The Writing on the Wall



Joining the Procession



The Sorcerer's Apprentice



By the Hand of a Woman



The Mothers of Israel



Words of Wisdom



The Wandering Rock



Was Jesus a Feminist?



Born of a Woman



Prominent Among the Apostles?



Venus in Sackcloth



A Glimpse Through the Door


Epilogue: The Word According to Eve


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index