Roman Wives, Roman Widows: The Appearance of New Women and the Pauline Communities by Winter, Bruce W.
Roman Wives, Roman Widows: The Appearance of New Women and the Pauline Communities by Winter, Bruce W.

Roman Wives, Roman Widows: The Appearance of New Women and the Pauline Communities

In Roman law you were what you wore. This legal principle became highly significant because, beginning in...
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Roman Wives, Roman Widows: The Appearance of New Women and the Pauline Communities by Winter, Bruce W.

Roman Wives, Roman Widows: The Appearance of New Women and the Pauline Communities

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Roman Wives, Roman Widows: The Appearance of New Women and the Pauline Communities by Winter, Bruce W.

Roman Wives, Roman Widows: The Appearance of New Women and the Pauline Communities

$57.90
Author: Bruce W. Winter
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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In Roman law you were what you wore. This legal principle became highly significant because, beginning in the first century A.D., a "new" kind of woman emerged across the Roman empire - a woman whose provocative dress and sometimes promiscuous lifestyle contrasted starkly with the decorum of the traditional married woman. What a woman chose to wear came to identify her as either "new" or "modest." Augustus legislated against the "new" woman. Philosophical schools encouraged their followers to avoid embracing her way of life. And, as this fascinating book demonstrates for the first time, the presence of the "new" woman was also felt in the early church, where Christian wives and widows were exhorted to emulate neither her dress code nor her conduct. Using his extensive knowledge both of the Graeco-Roman world and of the New Testament writings, Bruce Winter shows how changing social mores among women impacted the Pauline communities. This helps to explain the controversial texts on marriage veils in 1 Corinthians, instructions in 1 Timothy regarding dress code and the activities of young widows, and exhortations in Titus for older women to call new wives "back to their senses" regarding their marriage and family responsibilities. Based on a close investigation of neglected literary and archaeological evidence, Roman Wives, Roman Widows makes groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of first-century women, including their participation in public life as lawyers, magistrates, and political figures, which in turn affected women's ministry in the Pauline communities.

Author: Bruce W. Winter
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 11/01/2003
Pages: 236
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780802849717


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/01/2004 pg. 121
Choice 07/01/2004 pg. 2063

About the Author
Bruce W. Winter is the former warden of Tyndale House, Cambridge, and a respected authority on the historical background to the New Testament.


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