03484nam a2200469Ka 4500 ocn844940949 OCoLC 20200709055832.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130529s2012 miu ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781467436854 (electronic bk.) 1467436852 (electronic bk.) 9780802867629 0802867626 (OCoLC)844940949 579999 (N$T) BS2595.52 .S64 2012eb REL 006710 bisacsh REL 006220 bisacsh 226.4/0922082 23 N$TA Spencer, F. Scott (Franklin Scott) Salty wives, spirited mothers, and savvy widows [electronic resource] : capable women of purpose and persistence in Luke's gospel / F. Scott Spencer. Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., c2012. 1 online resource (x, 348 p.) Includes bibliographical references and index. Toward bluer skies: reducing the threat level and resurrecting feminist studies of women in Luke -- Can we go on together with suspicious minds? Doubt and trust as both sides of the hermeneutical coin (Luke 15:8-10) -- A woman's right to choose? Mother Mary as spirited agent and actor (Luke 1-2) -- The quest for the historical Joanna: follower of Jesus, friend of Mary Magdalene, and wife of Herod's official (Luke 8:1-3; 24:10) -- A testy hostess and her lazy sister? Martha, Mary, and the household rivals type scene (Luke 10:38-42) -- A hungry widow, spicy queen, and salty wife: "foreign" Biblical models of warning and judgment (Luke 4:25-26; 11:31; 17:32) -- The savvy widow's might: fighting for justice in an unjust world (Luke 18:1-8) -- A capable woman, who can find? We have found some in Luke! Engaging feminist hermeneutics and philosophy in addition to more traditional methods of biblical study, Salty Wives, Spirited Mothers, and Savvy Widows demonstrates and celebrates the remarkable capability and ingenuity of several women in the Gospel of Luke. While recent studies have exposed women's limited opportunities for ministry in Luke, Scott Spencer pulls the pendulum back from a negative feminist-critical pole toward a more constructive center. Granting that Luke sends somewhat "mixed messages" about women's work and status as Jesus' disciples, Spencer analyzes such women as Mary, Elizabeth, Joanna, Martha and Mary, and the infamous yet intriguing wife of Lot -- whom Jesus exhorts his followers to "remember" -- as well as the unrelentingly persistent women characters in Jesus' parables. Description based on print version record. Bible. Luke Criticism, interpretation, etc. Women in the Bible. RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts bisacsh RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Spencer, F. Scott (Franklin Scott). Salty wives, spirited mothers, and savvy widows. Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., c2012 9780802867629 (DLC) 2012020151 (OCoLC)793223157 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=579999 EBSCOhost EBSC 579999 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 53224 53224