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Blessed Among Women?: Mothers and Motherhood in the New Testament Myers, Alicia (, Campbell University)
Blessed Among Women?: Mothers and Motherhood in the New Testament
Myers, Alicia (, Campbell University)
This book examines ancient generative theories, physiological understandings of breast milk, and presentations of prominent mothers to analyze these themes in the New Testament and several early Christian writings. Identifying themselves as members of God's household, ancient Christians utilized motherhood as a theological category and a contested ideal for women disciples.
240 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 1, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9780190677084 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 240 |
| Dimensions | 379 × 214 × 18 mm · 453 g |
| Language | English |