Genderstanding Jesus

Table Of Contents:

FOREWORD “Women Arise” By Leith L. Dunn, Ph.D.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2 …And God Chose A Woman
-Eve
-Mary
-The Woman At The Well
Chapter 3 Break-Through Women
The Mite-giving Widow
Woman With The Issue Of Blood
Woman With The Infirmity
The Widow At The Funeral
The Woman To Be Stoned
Chapter 4 No Turning-Back Women
The Syrophoenician Woman
The Woman With The Alabaster Box
Mary Magdalene
Woman At The Foot Of The Cross
Chapter 5 Out Of The Kitchen!
Mary
Martha
Queen Vashti
Chapter 6 Women Of Substance
Mother Zebedee
The Marys
Mary Magdalene
Deborah
Jael
Rizpah
Abigail
Queen Esther
Chapter 7 “Woman, Why Weepest Thou?”
On Becoming A Beanie
Purpose-focussed
Stay Connected
Vigilance
Obedience
Compassion
Kingdom-Building
AFTERWORD “Where Eagles Fly” By Pastor Hyveth Williams, Ph.D.
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Additional Info
In a world that is increasingly linking faith to social, economic, cultural and political inequality, and often holds religion responsible for gender inequality, Genderstanding Jesus asks a thought-provoking question: “What would Jesus do about gender relations?”
Genderstanding Jesus examines the lives of women from His View. It reveals the many instances in which Jesus directly addressed women’s subjugation and suffering. Moreover, it documents Jesus’ tendency to break through social, cultural and religious traditions to exonerate, liberate and empower women. It challenges the Christian community to do as Jesus did!
Author Meryl James-Sebro, Ph.D., a Christian development anthropologist, warns of the danger in society of relying on male-dominated or gender neutral interpretations of God’s Word. She urges a more genderstood look at the Life and MInistry of Jesus, and the way in which He valued, respected, honoured, defended and promoted women’s interests as a model for contemporary Christianity.