Christ's Emancipation of Women in the New Testament

This is a really great book that a lot more people should know about. During Christ's time Israel was bloated with cultural baggage that negatively affected all family relationships. Women and children were considered the man’s property, and were generally treated as such. Jesus completely shattered......more

This was a textbook for an institute class I attended this winter. There is a ton of great historical context that helps me read the New Testament differently (better). It is V dense though, so it took me a long time to finish.......more

I started this book a year ago, but just picked it up again. It’s a heavy read, more like a textbook. But the extensive detail was really interesting. The author digs deep into the cultural climate during the time Christ was ministering. This added so much more depth to Christ’s teachings at the tim......more

This was an uneven book for me. I loved the first half where the author details how Jesus shattered the stereotypes and rules surrounding women during his ministry, but I lost interest in the second half when the author seemed to wander around to lots of other topics.......more

Incredibly scholarly work with lots (I mean easily half the book) is footnotes. Generally I love that, but I got way tired of it--if it was that important, work it into the body of the text. She does a great job of explaining exactly how revolutionary Christ's treatment of women and children.......more