The shining garment of the text : gendered readings of Johnʹs prologue
This is a study of biblical reading from a woman-centred perspective. Its specific focus is the prologue of John's Gospel and its interpretation in Christian tradition. In this book, Jasper takes the prologue of John's Gospel as a case-study in feminist biblical analysis.
Print Book, English, ©1998
Sheffield Academic Press, Sheffield, England, ©1998
Criticism, interpretation, etc
266 pages ; 25 cm.
9781850758938, 9781850758891, 185075893X, 1850758891
41142775
Introduction : Reading the Christian scriptures as a woman-centred critic
Having his cake and eating it : the symbolism of gender in Augustine's Tractates on the prologue of John's gospel
Hildegard of Bingen 1098-1179 : visionary reflections on the prologue
Riddles for feminist readers : Martin Luther's sermons on the prologue, 1537
Demythologizing (the feminine) within Rudolf Bultmann's commentary on the prologue (John 1.1-18)
A second glance at Adrienne von Speyr
Which came first : word or the words? Towards a feminist transformation
Flesh insights on the prologue of John's gospel
In the beginning was love
Conclusion : Wrestling with the angel