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Titre : | The Widows : A Women's Ministry in the Early Church |
Auteurs : | Bonnie Bowman Thurston, Auteur |
Type de document : | texte imprimé |
Editeur : | Minneapolis [USA] : Fortress Press, 1989 |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-8006-2317-3 |
Format : | 141 p. / bibliographie |
Langues: | Anglais |
Index. décimale : | DW/B (Ministères : approche historique) |
Résumé : | Bonnie Bowman Thurston's study presents all the pertinent information on 'the Widows' in a readable format, with an intelligent interpretation of the material. The book fills a significant gap in our reconstruction of women's experience in the early church. |
Note de contenu : |
- Preface
- Prologue 1. The Widows: What Is a "Widow"? / Widows in the Ancient World / Conclusion 2. Widows in the New Testament: Paul / Jesus / Acts 3. Origins of the Widows' Order: The Pastoral Letters in General / 1 Timothy 5:3-16 / The Order / Conclusions 4. The Apostolic Period : Introduction / Clement of Rome / Ignatius of Antioch / Polycarp / Shepherd of Hermas / Conclusions Excursus: Extrachurch Sources on Women in Early 5. Tertullian of Carthage: Introduction / "On the Veiling of Virgins" / "Exhortation to Chastity" / "To his wife" / Conclusion Excursus: Ascetic Tendencies in Early Christianity 6. The Widows in the Third Century : Introduction / Women and Widows: An Overview / Didascalia Apostolorum / Conclusions 7. The Widow as Altar: Metaphor and Ministry / The Altar and the Sacrifice - Epilogue - Abbreviations - Notes |
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