Christian women in the Greek papyri of Egypt to 400 CE
The documentary papyri are an unparalleled source for the study of women in antiquity. Among them are numbers of female-authored texts which allow women's voices to be heard. In the period to 400 CE twenty-six of these texts provide information on Christian women's religious lives. This bo...
| Άλλοι τίτλοι: | The perspectives of the Greek papyri of Egypt on the beliefs, practices and experiences of Jewish and Christian women from 100 CE to 400 CE |
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| Κύριος συγγραφέας: | |
| Τύπος μέσου: | Εκτύπωση Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Έκδοση: |
Turnhout
Brepols
2014
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| Στο/Στη: |
Studia antiqua Australiensia (6)
Έτος: 2014 |
| Μονογραφική σειρά/Περιοδικό: | Studia antiqua Australiensia
6 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Αίγυπτος (αρχαιότητα, μοτίβο) (Αρχαιότητα)
/ Πάπυρος
/ Ελληνική γλώσσα
/ Χριστιανή
B Αίγυπτος (αρχαιότητα, μοτίβο) (Αρχαιότητα) / Πρώιμος Χριστιανισμός / Γυναίκα (μοτίβο) / Πάπυρος / Θρησκευτική ζωή / Ιστορία (μοτίβο) |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) (Egypt)
B Διατριβή B Christian women Religious life (Egypt) B Women in Christianity History Early church, ca. 30-600 |
| Σύνοψη: | The documentary papyri are an unparalleled source for the study of women in antiquity. Among them are numbers of female-authored texts which allow women's voices to be heard. In the period to 400 CE twenty-six of these texts provide information on Christian women's religious lives. This book analyses these papyri. They give insight into Christian women's knowledge and use of biblical texts, their practice of prayer, their theological understanding of God, their lives and relationships. This book also examines texts written to Christian women or referring to Christian women among which are a valuable group referring to ascetic women. The perspectives of the papyri nuance what is known about women from other sources The documentary papyri are an unparalleled source for the study of women in antiquity. Among them are numbers of female-authored texts which allow womens voices to be heard. In the period to 400 CE twenty-six of these texts provide information on Christian womens religious lives. This book analyses these papyri. They give insight into Christian womens knowledge and use of biblical texts, their practice of prayer, their theological understanding of God, their lives and relationships. This book also examines texts written to Christian women or referring to Christian women among which are a valuable group referring to ascetic women. The perspectives of the papyri nuance what is known about women from other sources |
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| ISBN: | 2503552412 |