{"product_id":"women-remembered-jesus-female-disciples-paperback","title":"Women Remembered: Jesus' Female Disciples - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Bond\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoan Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by their popular Channel 4 documentary \u003ci\u003eJesus' Female Disciples\u003c\/i\u003e, historians Helen Bond and Joan Taylor\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eexplore 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, noting how many were silenced, tamed or slurred by innuendo - though occasionally they get to slay dragons. \u003ci\u003eWomen Remembered \u003c\/i\u003elooks at the representation of these women in art, and the way they have been remembered in inscriptions and archaeology. And of course they 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen 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 \u003ci\u003ePontius Pilate in History and Interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e (CUP, 1998), \u003ci\u003eCaiaphas: High Priest and Friend of Rome?\u003c\/i\u003e (Westminster John Knox, 2004), \u003ci\u003eThe Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2012), \u003ci\u003eJesus: A Very Brief History\u003c\/i\u003e (SPCK, 2017), \u003ci\u003eThe First Biography of Jesus: Genre and Meaning in Mark's Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e (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 \u003ci\u003eThe Nativity\u003c\/i\u003e (BBC, 2010) and co-presenter (with Joan Taylor) on \u003ci\u003eJesus' Female Disciples\u003c\/i\u003e (Channel 4, 2018). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Immerser: John the Baptist within Second Temple Judaism\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eJesus and Brian: Studying the Historical Jesus via Monty Python's Life of Brian\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) and \u003ci\u003eWhat did Jesus look like\u003c\/i\u003e? (2018). She has studied questions of women and gender: \u003ci\u003eJewish Women Philosophers of First-Century Alexandria: Philo's Therapeutae Reconsidered\u003c\/i\u003e (2006); with Ilaria Ramelli, \u003ci\u003ePatterns of Women's Leadership in Early Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). She is currently writing a \u003ci\u003eVery Short Introduction to Mary Magdalene\u003c\/i\u003e for the Oxford series. She also works in radio, television and film, and co-presented, with Helen Bond, \u003ci\u003eJesus' Female Disciples: The New Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) for Channel Four.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42152563146887,"sku":"9781529372601","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/25787bc51301d123e6f593290b7d75df.webp?v=1733215247","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/women-remembered-jesus-female-disciples-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}