TY  - GEN
AB  - Mothers appear throughout the New Testament. Called 'blessed among women' by Elizabeth in the Gospel of Luke, Mary, the mother of Jesus, is the most obvious example. But she is far from the only mother in this canon. She is joined by Elizabeth, a chorus of unnamed mothers seeking healing or promotions for their children, as well as male mothers, including Paul (Gal 4:19-20) and Jesus. Although interpreters of the New Testament have explored these maternal characters and metaphors, many have only recently begun to take seriously their theological aspects. This work builds on previous studies by arguing maternal language is not only theological, but also indebted to ancient gender constructions and their reshaping by early Christians.
AU  - Myers, Alicia D.,
CN  - Oxford Scholarship Online
CN  - BS2445
ID  - 808693
KW  - Women in the Bible.
KW  - Mothers in the Bible.
KW  - Motherhood
LK  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190677084.001.0001
N2  - Mothers appear throughout the New Testament. Called 'blessed among women' by Elizabeth in the Gospel of Luke, Mary, the mother of Jesus, is the most obvious example. But she is far from the only mother in this canon. She is joined by Elizabeth, a chorus of unnamed mothers seeking healing or promotions for their children, as well as male mothers, including Paul (Gal 4:19-20) and Jesus. Although interpreters of the New Testament have explored these maternal characters and metaphors, many have only recently begun to take seriously their theological aspects. This work builds on previous studies by arguing maternal language is not only theological, but also indebted to ancient gender constructions and their reshaping by early Christians.
SN  - 9780190677114
T1  - Blessed among women? :mothers and motherhood in the New Testament /
TI  - Blessed among women? :mothers and motherhood in the New Testament /
UR  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190677084.001.0001
ER  -