Mapping Gender in Ancient Religious Discourses

Penner, Todd; Stichele, C.H.C.M. Vander

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“…The transformation of a woman-nonpenetrator, thus by definition a female gender to a man-penetrator, by definition a male gender, constituted an unprecedented ideological dispute and societal threat. Furthermore, androgynous individuals were considered as "terata" (Greek: τέρατα, monsters), transformed as a result of divine punishment for their deeds (Figure 7) [30]. Diodorus, stating that it was impossible for male and female natures to be unified into a bisexual one, found a strategy for undermining the superstition surrounding the appearance of the androgynous individuals.…”

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Hermaphroditism, surgical reconstruction of the anatomy of the gonads in ancient Greece as described by Diodorus Siculus (ca 80-20 BC)

Tsoucalas¹,

Kakagia²,

Panagouli³

et al. 2019

Int Med

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Background: Ancient Greek medico-philosophers comprehended a series of genitalia disorders and were able to perform surgical operations for their correction. Although researchers believe that the first plastic surgery of pseudo-hermaphroditism was performed by Persians in 11th century AD, a series of intersex individual cases were reported in the work of the ancient Greek historian Diodorus Siculus. Methods: Bibliographical study of Diodorus' treatises. Results: The report of a patient named Callo, who was raised as a female and was surgically transformed into a young male, was included in Diodorus' works. Diodorus described that the operation was performed surprisingly by a pharmacist, testifying the extent and depth of medical knowledge among ancient Greeks. The operation included cicatrization and placement of an artificial urethra in the non-perforated penis. Conclusions: The operation was for the era an innovative procedure ahead of its time, a hallmark of cosmetic and plastic surgery.

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Hermaphroditism, surgical reconstruction of the anatomy of the gonads in ancient Greece as described by Diodorus Siculus (ca 80-20 BC)

Tsoucalas¹,

Kakagia²,

Panagouli³

et al. 2019

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“…Some have sought to understand Paul's larger theology of gender in conjunction with his statement in Galatians 3:28 where he seems to minimize gender distinctions (Standhartinger 2002;Matthews 2015). Others have used this text as a way into exploring some of Paul's motivations and theology (Penner and Vander Stichele 2004;Westfall 2016). Still others have explored this text within its particular socio-historical context (Kimesa 2017) and have found indications in the text of historical women who resisted domination (S. T. Smith 2019).…”

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Recent Feminist Approaches to Interpreting the New Testament

Howard

2021

Currents in Biblical Research

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This article provides an overview of feminist approaches to the New Testament from the period of 2000 to early 2021. Using a broad definition of ‘feminist’ (to include virtually any work focused primarily on women or female issues presented in the biblical text) and a more stringent definition of ‘New Testament’ (including only those texts that are a part of the New Testament canon, but not larger socio-historical studies or extracanonical literature), the article offers an overview of trends in feminist scholarship on the Gospels and Acts, the Pauline epistles, the General Epistles and Hebrews, and Revelation, noting that this body of scholarship may be characterized as being diverse, collaborative, and centered on female characters within the New Testament texts. With open vistas for exploration remaining, the article forecasts a rich future for feminist approaches to the New Testament.

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“…One expression of this is 'postcolonialist' interpretation of NT writings. 55 To be sure, the (largely Western-based) intellectuals credited with developing 'postcolonialism' (for example, Edward Saïd) lodged a cogent critique of the unexamined attitudes reflected in various areas of 'Western' intellectual endeavour, from which we can all learn. 56 However, based on my own experience with postgraduate students from various countries and cultures, I doubt that postcolonialist interpretation of the NT will prove to be the typical, or at least not the dominant, approach taken by scholars in 'non-Western' settings.…”

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Fashions, Fallacies and Future Prospects in New Testament Studies

Hurtado

2014

Journal for the Study of the New Testament

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In New Testament studies, over the last century or so, there have been both 'fashions' (short-lived approaches) and 'fallacies' (approaches and ideas widely accepted for many years that later proved wrong), a few of which are reviewed here. With reference to these fallacies, especially, why did so many scholars entertain them, and what can we learn from them? As we look toward the future of the field, what developments and emphases might we foresee as proving more than passing fashions?

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Mapping Gender in Ancient Religious Discourses

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Hermaphroditism, surgical reconstruction of the anatomy of the gonads in ancient Greece as described by Diodorus Siculus (ca 80-20 BC)

Hermaphroditism, surgical reconstruction of the anatomy of the gonads in ancient Greece as described by Diodorus Siculus (ca 80-20 BC)

Recent Feminist Approaches to Interpreting the New Testament

Fashions, Fallacies and Future Prospects in New Testament Studies

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