The gospel according to Eve : a history of women's interpretation / Amanda W. Benckhuysen.
Publication details: Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, c2019.Description: x, 262 pages ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780830852277
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-255) and indexes.
Interpreting Eve -- Defending women's worth -- Promoting women's education -- Supporting women as wives and mothers -- Empowering women to preach and teach -- Forming the character of children -- Advocating for social reform -- Influencing gender ideology -- The legacy of Eve.
"Do women and men have different intellectual, spiritual, moral, or emotional capacities? Over the centuries, women have read and interpreted the story of Eve, scrutinizing the details of the text to discern God's word for them. Biblical scholar Amanda Benckhuysen traces the history of women's interpretation of Genesis 1-3, allowing the voices of women to speak of Eve's story and its implications for life today"--
