Women Remembered

Name: Women Remembered
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Jesus' Female Disciples

By Joan Taylor and Helen Bond

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Women Remembered by Joan Taylor and Helen Bond re-evaluates the historical roles and narratives of women in early Christianity. The authors bring to light often overlooked female figures, exploring their contributions and impacts within a predominantly male-recorded history. This fresh historical perspective aims to restore women's voices and significance in the foundational years of the Christian faith.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you have an interest in uncovering the overlooked or forgotten roles of women throughout history, particularly in religious or historical contexts. Joan Taylor and Helen Bond explore the contributions and experiences of women, providing fresh insights and challenging traditional narratives within the spheres of history and military.

Women Remembered

Inspired by their popular Channel 4 documentary, two professors-turned-detectives sift through biblical texts and popular beliefs to uncover the real stories of Jesus' female disciples

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Do you think that Jesus only surrounded himself with men? Think again.

Inspired by their popular Channel 4 documentary Jesus' Female Disciples, historians Helen Bond and Joan Taylor explore the way in which Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary, Martha, and a whole host of other women—named and unnamed—have been remembered by posterity. They note how many were silenced, tamed, or slurred by innuendo, though occasionally they get to slay dragons.

Women Remembered looks at the representation of these women in art, and the way they have been remembered in inscriptions and archaeology. Of course, Bond and Taylor dig into the biblical texts, exposing misogyny and offering alternative and unexpected ways of appreciating these women as disciples, apostles, teachers, messengers, and church-founders.

At a time when both the church and society more widely are still grappling with the full inclusion and equality of women, this is a must-read for anyone interested in the historical and cultural origins of Christianity.

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Women Remembered by Joan Taylor and Helen Bond is praised for its exploration of women's integral roles in early Christianity, expanding the narrative to include those often excluded from traditional accounts. Reviewers highlight its grounding in fifty years of feminist scholarship and its success in making the complex history of women's leadership during Christianity's formative years both engaging and accessible. The book is noted for presenting well-researched evidence that challenges patriarchal traditions by showcasing women's influence as apostles, teachers, and founders in the early Church.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529372601

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 March 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 134.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 224g

Pages: 224

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Ancient & Classical History Education & Reference Helen Bond History & Military Joan Taylor Non-Fiction

About the Author

Helen Bond (Author)

Helen K. Bond is Professor of Christian Origins and Head of the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on the social and political history of Judaea under Roman rule, the historical Jesus and the canonical gospels. She is the author of Pontius Pilate in History and Interpretation (CUP, 1998), Caiaphas: High Priest and Friend of Rome? (Westminster John Knox, 2004), The Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed (Bloomsbury, 2012), Jesus: A Very Brief History (SPCK, 2017), The First Biography of Jesus: Genre and Meaning in Mark's Gospel (Eerdmans, 2020), and a number of shorter studies and articles. She has contributed to over 50 TV and radio documentaries, including acting as historical consultant to The Nativity (BBC, 2010) and co-presenter (with Joan Taylor) on Jesus' Female Disciples (Channel 4, 2018).

Joan Taylor (Author)

Joan Taylor is Professor of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism at King's College London. She has authored numerous books and articles about Jesus and his world, notably The Immerser: John the Baptist within Second Temple Judaism (1997), Jesus and Brian: Studying the Historical Jesus via Monty Python's Life of Brian (2015) and What did Jesus look like? (2018). She has studied questions of women and gender: Jewish Women Philosophers of First-Century Alexandria: Philo's Therapeutae Reconsidered (2006); with Ilaria Ramelli, Patterns of Women's Leadership in Early Christianity (2021). She is currently writing a Very Short Introduction to Mary Magdalene for the Oxford series. She also works in radio, television and film, and co-presented, with Helen Bond, Jesus' Female Disciples: The New Evidence (2018) for Channel Four.