What Jesus Learned from Women

James F. McGrath

• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781532680601, 9781532680618
• eBook ISBN: 9781532680625
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Studies

Dehumanization has led to serious misinterpretation of the Gospels. On the one hand, Christians have often made Jesus so much more than human that it seemed inappropriate to ask about the influence other human beings had on him, male or female. On the other hand, women have been treated as less than fully human, their names omitted from stories and their voices and influence on Jesus neglected. When we ask the question this book does, what Jesus learned from women, puzzling questions that have frustrated readers of the Gospels throughout history suddenly find solutions. Weaving cutting edge biblical scholarship together with an element of historical fiction and a knack for writing for a general audience, James McGrath makes the stories of women in the New Testament come alive, and sheds fresh light on the figure of Jesus as well. This book is a must read for scholars, students, and anyone else interested in Jesus and/or in the role of ancient women in the context of their times.

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Table of contents

• Title Page
• Preface
• Introduction
• Mary
• At Grandma’s House
• The Samaritan Woman
• The Syrophoenician Woman
• Suffering Daughters
• Mary and Martha of Bethany
• Every Last Penny
• Presumed Guilty
• Mary Magdalene
• Joanna
• Conclusion
• Bibliography