Jesus: Miriam's Child, Sophia's Prophet: Critical Issues in Feminist Christology (T&T Clark Cornerstones)

"In Jesus: Miriam's Child, Sophia's Prophet Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza makes a unique contribution to two quite different discussions of Jesus the Christ. On the one hand, she looks at biblical christology from a critical feminist perspective in the tradition of liberation theology. On the other, she examines the feasibility of a feminine christology by considering such problems as Christian anti-Judaism, ideological justification of domination, religious exclusivism and the formation of patriarchal identity. Re-imagining the Jesus movement in a feminist key transcends the boundaries set by history, gender and doctrine. By assessing various Jesus traditions and interpretations in terms of whether they can engender liberating visions for today, Schüssler Fiorenza seeks to challenge and transform a Christianity dominated by masculinity and exclusivist theological frameworks so that it offers a vision of justice and well-being for all, the central image in which is the reign, the coming world, of God. This Cornerstones edition features a new extended introduction which takes into account the developments in the field since the work was originally published in 1994"--Bloomsbury Publishing In Jesus: Miriam's Child, Sophia's Prophet Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza makes a unique contribution to two quite different discussions of Jesus the Christ. On the one hand, she looks at biblical christology from a critical feminist perspective in the tradition of liberation theology. On the other, she examines the feasibility of a feminine christology by considering such problems as Christian anti-Judaism, ideological justification of domination, religious exclusivism and the formation of patriarchal identity. Re-imagining the Jesus movement in a feminist key transcends the boundaries set by history, gender and doctrine. By assessing various Jesus traditions and interpretations in terms of whether they can engender liberating visions for today, Schüssler Fiorenza seeks to challenge and transform a Christianity dominated by masculinity and exclusivist theological frameworks so that it offers a vision of justice and well-being for all, the central image in which is the reign, the coming world, of God. This Cornerstones edition features a new extended introduction which takes into account the developments in the field since the work was originally published in 1994 Title Page Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Preface to Jesus: Miriam’s Child, Sophia’s Prophet Part 1 The Invitation of Wisdom Chapter 1 The Oratory of Euphemia and the Ekklēsia of Women1 The sociopolitical context of christological discourses A critical systemic analysis of domination The sociopolitical location of christological doctrine The ekklēsia of women as the hermeneutical center of a feminist critical practice of transformation Chapter 2 And Mary went into the Hill Country Issues in Feminist Christology The sex/gender system8 as discursive frame of meaning “Full humanity” as interpretive framework Relationality as interpretive framework Toward a hermeneutical paradigm shift Part 2 The Children of Wisdom Chapter 3 The Power of Naming Jesus, Women, and Christian Anti-Judaism Biblical christological discourses: Jesus and women Historical Jesus research and women The Jesus movement as a Jewish emancipatory movement of women Chapter 4 Proclaimed by Women The Execution of Jesus and the Theology of the Cross The theology of the cross in feminist perspective The execution of Jesus and its rhetorical interpretations35 Named and proclaimed by women Part 3 The Power of Wisdom Chapter 5 Prophets of Sophia Searching for Divine Wisdom Early Jewish wisdom theology Early Christian wisdom theologies Feminist theological reflection Chapter 6 In Her Image and Likeness Women of Wisdom The beloved daughter of the father(s)3 Mariology “from below” Mariology “from above” Female symbolism and theological discourses about G*d The “Visitation” in the context of occupation and sexual violence In place of a conclusion: On the open road to Galilee Notes Select Bibliography