Sisters Rejoice - Lilian Portefaix
Paul's Letter to the Philippians and Luke-Acts As Received by First Century Philippian Women (Coniectanea Biblica)
KORTE INHOUD
'This interesting history-of-religions approach localized in one city, chosen because it has long been excavated, has appropriate surviving materials, and has rich connections with early Christianity: Paul, Acts, and Polycarp all of whom feature something about- women. The method is descriptive and inferential. Part I reconstructs the social and religious environment of pagan women in Philippi through investigation of the city, women's lives, and what we can know of their religious interests and habits. This is the best part of the book. Life at Philippi comes alive, especially the popularity of local cults like the syncretism of Diana-Hecate-Artemis as evidenced in votive rock carvings. (...) The theme of women's identification with various female deities is woven throughout the description: with Diana-Hecate as 'ideal woman', with Ariadne the abandoned but remarried wife, and with Isis, healer and ideal wife. P. suggests that the cults were important to women because they "provided patterns for this life an...
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Stockholm, 1988. XIX,260p. Paperbacl. Edges a bit rust stained. Else fine. Series: Coniectanea Biblica, New Testament Series, 20. [Antiquarian] [Auteur: PORTEFAIX, L.,] [Uitgever: Almqvist & Wiksell International] [Jaar: 1988] [Titel: Sisters Rejoice. Paul's Letter to the Philippians and Luke-Acts as Seenby First-century Philippian Women.]
