Womanish and sassy: Remembrance, retelling, and liberation of her (Matthew 26:6-13)

This article examines the story of the unnamed woman in Matt 26:6-13 through the lens of womanist theology and Black liberation theology. By encountering the text through the experiences of Black women, womanist theology dismantles patriarchy, unmutes the woman's voice, liberates her, and redef...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blair, Yvette R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Sage [2020]
In: Review and expositor
Year: 2020, Volume: 117, Issue: 1, Pages: 131-139
IxTheo Classification:FD Contextual theology
HC New Testament
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B Patriarchy
B Anointing
B sassiness
B Womanist Theology
B Misogyny
B Anointing in Bethany
B Decolonization
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
Volltext (Resolving-System)
Description
Summary:This article examines the story of the unnamed woman in Matt 26:6-13 through the lens of womanist theology and Black liberation theology. By encountering the text through the experiences of Black women, womanist theology dismantles patriarchy, unmutes the woman's voice, liberates her, and redefines an epistemology that is healing, restorative, and transformative. Readers are invited to explore how her sass and womanish behavior were critical in her ministry of anointing and preparing Jesus for his impending burial. Jesus endorses and acts as a co-liberator in the woman's freedom, declaring that her story would forever be remembered and retold.
ISSN:2052-9449
Contains:Enthalten in: Review and expositor
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0034637320904355