Cover
Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
No Longer Marginalized
Part 1. Newly Discovered Texts
Female Disciples of Jesus in Early Christian Gospels
Rewritten Eve Traditions in the Nature of the Rulers
Sophia and Her Sisters
Becoming Male and the Annulment of Gender Difference
Part 2. Texts in Continuous Use
Birth and Virginity in the Protevangelium of James
Gender Roles in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas
Ways of Life in the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles
Apostolic Authority in the Acts of Thecla
Gender and Slavery in the Acts of Andrew
Gender and Disability in the Acts of Peter
Part 3. Female Voices in Ancient Texts?
Perpetua, Her Martyrdom, and Holy Scriptures
Genesis according to Proba and Eudocia
Pilgrim of the Word
Mixed Doubles
Early Christian Female Theologians in Profile
Early Christian Women in Leadership Positions
Bibliography
Contributors
Ancient Sources Index