"Son of Mary"

McArthur, Harvey K.

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“…Some scholars have suggested that it indicated illegitimacy, or that it was a reference to a matriarchal household. Some scholars have settled for the explanation, which I consider most plausible, that "son of Mary" was an informal way of describing Jesus that was not part of formal genealogy (Meier 1991:225-27;McArthur 1973). However, the reference to mother and siblings, but no father, suggests that Jesus lived in a female-headed household.…”

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Household and gender

Moxnes¹

2020

STJ

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In this paper, I will try to engage with African positions on gender and households and respond with a reading of New Testament texts from my position in a Nordic context within Europe. The terms “household” and “gender” refer to central issues in social and historical studies of societies. Household signifies a central social unit in a society whereas gender is an analytical category when discussing the social and ideological roles of men and women. The question of the forms of household and of the roles of men and women respectively, is part of the larger context of worldviews, political ideologies and ethics. The specific forms of household and gender play a large part in the societies that make up the contexts of New Testament texts, as well as in contemporary societies where these texts play important roles. In this essay, I seek a “dialogue” between the New Testament context and the church in Africa, focusing especially on the understanding of gender roles within Pentecostal churches.

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Section: Did Jesus Grow Up In a Female-headed Household?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Household and gender

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2020

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"Son of Mary"

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