Gender, Power, and Jesus' Identity in the Gospels
In this presentation, the author offers some considerations of the meaning of Jesus in the light of the patriarchy of his time and place. The essay begins with a consideration of the domestic domain as the root of patriarchal culture. The domestic domain provides the first experiences of power and c...
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| Language: | English |
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Sage
1994
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 1994, Volume: 24, Issue: 4, Pages: 158-166 |
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| Summary: | In this presentation, the author offers some considerations of the meaning of Jesus in the light of the patriarchy of his time and place. The essay begins with a consideration of the domestic domain as the root of patriarchal culture. The domestic domain provides the first experiences of power and control, of male and female gender roles. Individual identity is initially formed within the family, which reflects the prevailing social system. The Gospels share the patriarchal perspective of the first-century Mediterranean world. It is in this world that the gospel tradition tells of Jesus' introducing a family based on belief, not on blood. In the light of Jesus' death and resurrection, and presuming the patriarchal understanding of what consatitutes power and control, the evangelists tell how Jesus introduced the kingdom of God. His life and teaching reflect the perspective and values which reflect the family where God is father and the Kingdom in which God rules. The outcome is a new identity that his followers are called to emulate in both their private and their public lives. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/014610799402400403 |