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ISBN10: 0802849717, ISBN13: 9780802849717, [publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - In Roman law you were what you wore. This legal principle became highly significant because, beginning in the first century A.D., a 'new' kind of woman emerged across the Roman empire - a woman whose provocative dress and sometimes promiscuous lifestyle contrasted starkly with the decorum of the traditional married woman. What a woman chose to wear came to identify her as either 'new' or 'modest.'Augustus legislated against the 'new' woman. Philosophical schools encouraged their followers to avoid embracing her way of life. And, as this fascinating book demonstrates for the first time, the presence of the 'new' woman was also felt in the early church, where Christian wives and widows were exhorted to emulate neither her dress code nor her conduct.Using his extensive knowledge both of the Graeco-Roman world and of the New Testament writings, Bruce Winter shows how changing social mores among women impacted the Pauline communities. This helps to explain the controversial texts on marriage veils in 1 Corinthians, instructions in 1 Timothy regarding dress code and the activities of young widows, and exhortations in Titus for older women to call new wives 'back to their senses' regarding their marriage and family responsibilities.Based on a close ...
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ISBN10: 0802849717, ISBN13: 9780802849717, [publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2003-11-01] Softcover
[Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2003]

Eerdmans Publishers. NEW. Book has slight wave to top corner.. 2003. Trade paperback. 236pp. Index. Eerdmans Publishers ISBN 0802849717 9780802849717 [US]

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 11/25/2003 Paperback or Softback New in New jacket Roman Wives, Roman Widows: The Appearance of New Women and the Pauline Communities (Paperback or Softback)

Grand Rapids, MI William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2003 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 236 p.

ISBN10: 0802849717, ISBN13: 9780802849717, [publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 11/25/2003] Softcover Roman Wives, Roman Widows: The Appearance of New Women and the Pauline Communities 0.84
[Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]
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ISBN10: 0802849717, ISBN13: 9780802849717, [publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company] Softcover
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 0802849717, ISBN13: 9780802849717, [publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B.] Softcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]