Salty Wives, Spirited Mothers, and Savvy Widows: Capable Women of Purpose and Persistence in Luke's Gospel

by F. Scott Spencer

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802867626
• ISBN13: 9780802867629
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.9"