Zamfir Men and Women in the Household of God

A Contextual Approach to Roles and Ministries in the Pastoral Epistles
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-647-59360-9
Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Kein

E-Book, Englisch, Band Band 103, 495 Seiten

Reihe: Novum Testamentum et Orbis Antiquus /Studien zur Umwelt des Neuen Testaments (NTOA/StUNT)

Korinna Zamfir explores the manner in which the Pastoral Epistles redefine roles and ministries within a changed ecclesiological framework (the ekkl?sia as oikos Theou). The contextual investigation focuses on the cultural and social background of the station codes and church orders. Applying the environmental approach advanced by Abraham MalherbeZamfir discusses the Pastoral Epistles as writings intimately linked to their Greco-Roman social and cultural environment. The volume addresses the mentalities reflected in moral philosophies, political theories, drama and epigraphy, focusing on the discourse articulated in these sources. Exploring the adoption of conservative mentalities, the monograph advances a reading of the Pastoral Epistles based on ideology critique. It also incorporates insights gained from research on the social world of earliest Christianity, in particular on private associations.Korinna Zamfir argues that the ecclesiology of the Pastoral Epistles presupposes the metaphorical use of oikos Theou and shows that in Greco-Roman antiquity oikos denotes larger social entities like the religious association, the polisand the cosmos. The ekkl?sia is the oikos and polis of God. As a consequence the Pastoral Epistles define roles and ministries based on the public-private divide and on honor and shame mentality. The theo-logical and cosmic dimension of the »household of God«explains the essentialist understanding of social and ecclesial roles. The author also tackles the contrast between discourse and ecclesial reality.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zamfir, Korinna

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Feministische Theologie, Gender Studies
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover
;1
2;Title Page
;4
3;Copyright
;5
4;Acknowledgments;6
5;Table of Contents
;8
6;Body
;12
7;1. Placing the discussion on roles and ministries;24
7.1;1.1 Placing the Pastoral Epistles;25
7.1.1;1.1.1 Writings that claim the authority of Paul;25
7.1.2;1.1.2 A Pastoral corpus;28
7.1.3;1.1.3 Connections with other Pauline traditions. Struggle for the Pauline legacy;33
7.1.4;1.1.4 Good Christian citizenship, or public versus hidden transcript;35
7.2;1.2 The ideological thrust of the Pastoral Epistles;42
7.2.1;1.2.1 Implementing ideology in the Pastoral Epistles;42
7.2.2;1.2.2 Controlling religion and vilifying the dissenters;50
7.2.3;1.2.3 Summary;59
7.3;1.3 The social background of the Pastoral Epistles;60
7.3.1;1.3.1 The status of Christians in Roman society. Socioeconomic status in the Pastorals;61
7.3.2;1.3.2 The ekklesia – a religious association?;68
7.3.3;1.3.3 Summary;80
7.4;1.4 Conclusion;81
8;2. The ekklesia as oikos and polis of God;83
8.1;2.1 From “body of Christ” to “household of God”;87
8.2;2.2 Reasons for construing an oikos-ecclesiology;89
8.3;2.3 Ekklesia as oikos Theou – a public, sacred and cosmic space. The interrelation between oikos, polis and cosmos;93
8.3.1;2.3.1 Ekklesia and oikos Theou. The oikos as metaphor for the religious, political and cosmic community;94
8.3.2;2.3.2 The interrelation between oikos, polis and cosmos;102
8.3.3;2.3.3 Summary;107
8.4;2.4 Further implications of the oikos-ecclesiology. The division of spaces and roles;108
8.4.1;2.4.1 Division of spaces in drama;110
8.4.2;2.4.2 The roots of the division of spaces and roles: physis and divine will;114
8.4.3;2.4.3 Summary;120
8.5;2.5 Honourable behaviour in the household of God;120
8.5.1;2.5.1 Introductory considerations;121
8.5.2;2.5.2 ..d.. s....s... and their gender-specific features ;123
8.5.3;2.5.3 Concern with honourable behaviour and public opinion in the Pastoral Epistles;129
8.5.4;2.5.4 ..µ. in the Pastorals and its background;132
8.5.5;2.5.5 The honour of holding offices. The virtues of the leaders;140
8.5.6;2.5.6 Desisting shame. Solidarity between .....;147
8.5.7;2.5.7 Summary;149
8.6;2.6 Expectations concerning women;150
8.6.1;2.6.1 Hidden body, speech and senses;151
8.6.2;2.6.2 Submission and social inconspicuousness;157
8.6.3;2.6.3 Summary;160
8.7;2.7 Attitudes toward authority in the household of God;161
8.7.1;2.7.1 Preference for strong community government;161
8.7.2;2.7.2 Masters and slaves in the household of God;163
8.7.3;2.7.3 Attitudes toward the polis. Respect for civil authorities;168
8.8;2.8 Attitudes toward wealth and the wealthy;175
8.9;2.9 Conclusion;181
9;3. The authority to teach in the Pastoral Epistles;183
9.1;3.1 Teaching and legitimate authority in the ..... Te..;184
9.2;3.2 Orthodoxy and heterodoxy in the Pastoral Epistles;188
9.2.1;3.2.1 Falsely called gnosis;195
9.2.2;3.2.2 Myths and genealogies;196
9.2.3;3.2.3 Asceticism;197
9.2.4;3.2.4 Assessment of the Gnostic theory;198
9.2.5;3.2.5 Jewish features;199
9.2.6;3.2.6 Summary;201
9.3;3.3 Women and heresy?;202
9.3.1;3.3.1 (Old) women spreading heresy?;204
9.3.2;3.3.2 Idle or heretical widows?;204
9.3.2.1;Excursus. Women’s evil influence (on women);211
9.3.3;3.3.3 Blaming heretical female disciples or discrediting male teachers?;212
9.3.3.1;Excursus. Problems with learning and educated women;214
9.3.4;3.3.4 Summary;217
9.4;3.4 Gender, authority and public speech;218
9.4.1;3.4.1 The censure of female authority;219
9.4.2;3.4.2 Public speech, authority and gender;229
9.4.3;3.4.3 Conclusion;239
9.5;3.5 Teaching and gender in the Pastoral Epistles;240
9.5.1;3.5.1 The man as teacher of the woman;242
9.5.2;3.5.2 Women’s exclusion from authority and teaching in 1 Tim 2,11-14;249
9.5.3;3.5.3 Priority, authority and the argument from creation;255
9.5.4;3.5.4 Fall and subordination;266
9.5.5;3.5.5 Female teachers of female virtues;280
9.6;3.6 Motherhood instead of teaching;283
9.6.1;3.6.1 Childbearing – the chance of women to overcome their fallen condition;283
9.6.2;3.6.2 The ideological representation of procreation and motherhood in antiquity;287
9.6.3;3.6.3 Summary;300
9.7;3.7 Do men have the authority to teach?;302
9.7.1;3.7.1 Social background;302
9.7.2;3.7.2 The consequences of institutionalisation;303
9.7.3;3.7.3 Summary;308
9.8;3.8 Conclusion;309
10;4. Women on the public stage. Going against an ideology of exclusion;312
10.1;4.1 The reversal of gender roles on the stage and in political theories;313
10.2;4.2 The public presence of women in the Greco-Roman world;320
10.2.1;4.2.1 Women in everyday life. Visibility due to labour, socialisation and financial responsibility;320
10.2.2;4.2.2 Women in the public sphere in the Greek East Benefactors and officials;324
10.2.3;4.2.3 The semi-public presence and ideological representation of Roman women;338
10.2.4;4.2.4 Public presence in the cultic sphere and gender;343
10.3;4.3 Women in the ekklesia;360
10.3.1;4.3.1 Women in the Pauline communities;362
10.3.2;4.3.2 Women in the Pastoral Epistles;369
10.3.3;4.3.3 Wealth, authority and gender;385
10.3.4;4.3.4 Additional reasons for women’s exclusion from public religious roles;407
10.4;4.4 Conclusion;412
11;5. Final conclusions;416
12;Abbreviations;422
13;Bibliography;432
14;Index ;476
15;Back Cover
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Über Autor(innen)

Zamfir, Korinna
Dr. Korinna Zamfir ist Associate Professor an der Katholisch-Theologischen Fakultät der Babe?-Bolyai Universität Cluj in Rumänien.

Dr. Korinna Zamfir ist Associate Professor an der Katholisch-Theologischen Fakultät der Babe?-Bolyai Universität Cluj in Rumänien.