Women Officeholders in Early Christianity: Epigraphical and Literary Studies

Here Ute E. Eisen provides a scholarly investigation of the evidence that women held offices of authority in the first centuries of Christianity. Topics include apostles, prophets, theological teachers, presbyters, enrolled widows, deacons, bishops, and oikonomae. The book concludes with a chapter on "source-oriented perspectives for a history of Christian women in official positions."

Author: Ute E. Eisen
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 01/01/2000
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.06w x 0.84d
ISBN: 9780814659502

About the Author
Eisen, Ute E.: - Ute E. Eisen is a Wissenschaftliche Assistentin at the Institute of New Testament Studies and Ancient Judaism at the University of Kiel, Germany. She has a doctorate in theology from the University of Hamburg. Her special areas of study include narrative analysis of Luke-Acts, methodology in New Testament studies, history of early Christianity, and gender studies.Macy, Gary: - Gary Macy, PhD, teaches at the University of San Diego and is widely published in the areas of medieval theology and devotion.

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