A Feminist Companion to John

Brief Description: The second feminist volume volume on Johannine literature includes an Introduction by Amy-Jill Levine; Adele Reinhartz on Women in the Johannine Community: An Exercise in Historical Imagination; Satako Yamaguchi, 'I Am (I Do)' Sayings and Women in Context and Dorothy Lee, Abiding in the Fourth Gospel. Colleen Conway writes on Gender Matters in John; Adeline Fehribach on The Crucifixion in the Fourth Gospel: A Birthing Moment; Deborah Sawyer on Water and Blood: Birthing Images in John's Gospel; Harold Attridge on Don't Be Touching Me: Recent Feminist Scholarship on Mary Magdalene; and Jane Schaberg, Thinking Back through the Magdalene. Biographical Note: Amy-Jill Levine is the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies, Vanderbilt University Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion, and director of the Carpenter Program in religion, gender and sexuality in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Marc Notes: v. 1. Introduction / Amy-Jill Levine -- 'You just don't understand' (or do you?): Jesus, women, and conversation in the Fourth Gospel / F. Scott Spencer -- The divine trickster: a tale of two weddings in John / Jennifer K. Berenson Maclean -- Are there impurities in the living water that the Johannine Jesus dispenses? / Stephen D. Moore -- What's wrong with this picture?: John 4, cultural stereotypes of women, and public and private space / Jerome H. Neyrey -- Transcending alterity: strange woman to Samaritan woman / Jane S. Webster -- The raising of Lazarus: a lesbian coming out story / Mona West -- Divine intervention or divine intrusion?: Jesus and the adulteress in John's Gospel / Holly J. Toensing -- Transcending gender boundaries in John / Ingrid Rosa Kitzberger -- v. 2. Introduction / Amy-Jill Levine -- Women in the Johannine community: an exercise in historical imagination / Adele Reinhartz -- 'I am' sayings and women in context / Satoko Yamaguchi -- Abiding in the Fourth Gospel: a case study in feminist biblical theology / Dorothy Lee -- Gender matters in John / Colleen Conway -- The 'birthing' bridegroom: the portrayal of Jesus in the Fourth Gospel / Adeline Fehribach -- John 19.34: from crucifixion to birth, or creation? / Deborah Sawyer -- 'Don't be touching me': recent feminist scholarship on Mary Magdalene / Harold W. Attridge -- Thinking back through Mary Magdalene / Jane Schaberg; Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contributor Bio:  Levine, Amy-Jill Amy-Jill Levine is E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies and director of the Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender and Sexuality at the divinity school and graduate department of religion, Vanderbilt University. Contributor Bio:  Blickenstaff, Marianne Amy-Jill Levine is the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies, Vanderbilt University Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion, and director of the Carpenter Program in religion, gender and sexuality in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Contributor Bio:  Davies, Philip R Philip R. Davies is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield in England. He is the author of numerous influential books and articles on ancient Israelite history and religion.