Gender, Tradition, and Romans: Shared Ground, Uncertain Borders

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From a gender perspective, Romans differs from many biblical texts. It contains few explicit mentions of gender, no household code and it has been understood as promoting universalism.This volume joins several feminist commentators in showing how crucial Romans is for understanding Paul's view of gender.

Divided into three parts: mapping traditions in Romans, challenging gendered traditions in Romans, and gender and the authority of Romans, the concluding essaysask: Does scriptural criticism really do justice to feminist concerns Both avenues and obstacles for feminist scholars interpreting Romans are pointed out.

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I wholeheartedly concur with the final statement, which is appreciative of the intensive scholarly effort evidenced in this collection: 'Scholarship on Romans as whole would be greatly strengthened by engaging with the issues and insights raised in the conversation with these scholars' Veronica Koperski Barry University, Miami, FL -- Veronica Koperski

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Cristina Grenholm teaches at University of Karlstad, Sweden. She is the author of The Old Testament, Christianity and Pluralism (Tubingen and an editor of Reading Israel in Romans: Legitimacy and Plausibility of Divergent Interpretations. Daniel Patte teaches at Vanderbilt University, is author of The Challenge of Discipleship (Trinty), Discipleship According to the Sermon on the Mount (Trinity), and an editor of Reading Israel in Romans: Legitimacy and Plausibility of Divergent Interpretations.