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An edition of Gender and purity in the Protevangelium of James (2013)

Gender and purity in the Protevangelium of James

The Protevangelium of James is arguably the earliest surviving source that exhibits profound interest in Mary, the mother of Jesus. Although frequently cited for later Christian reflections about Mary, gender, and virginity and its influence on popular Christian art, music, and literature, it is not well known outside academic circles and is rarely studied for its own sake. Lily C. Vuong offers a sustained analysis of the text's narrative and literary features in order to explore the portrayal and characterization of Mary through a focus on the theme of purity. By tracing the various ways purity is described and presented in the text, the author contributes to discussions on early Jewish and Christian ideas about purity, representations of women in the ancient world, the early history of Mariology, and the place of non-canonical writings in the history of biblical interpretation.

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2013

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Mohr Siebeck

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English

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285

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Date, provenance, and genre

Mary, the Temple, and ritual purity

Mary and menstrual impurity

Mary and sexual impurity

Provenance revisited.

Introduction: A. Textual History and Witness

B. The Protevangelium of James in Modern Scholarship

C. Recent Research on Purity in Early Judaism and Christianity

D. Scope, Aims, and Structure

E. Terminology

Chapter One: Date, Provenance, and Genre: A. Dating the Protevangelium of James

B. Debates about Provenance

C. The Protevangelium of James and Judaism

D. Genre and Purpose

Chapter Two: Mary, the Temple, and Ritual Purity: A. Introduction

B. What is Ritual Purity/Impurity?

I. Ritual Purity/Impurity in the Hebrew Bible

II. Ritual Purity/Impurity in other Ancient Jewish Literature

III. Philo

IV. The Scrolls

V. Rabbinic Literature

VI. NT Gospels and Pauline Corpus

C. The View of Ritual Purity in the Protevangelium of James

I. The Jerusalem Temple and the Miraculous Conception

II. Mary as a Temple Sacrifice

Chapter Three: Mary and Menstrual Impurity: A. Introduction

B. What is Menstrual Purity/Impurity?

I. Menstrual Purity/Impurity in the Hebrew Bible

II. Menstrual Purity/Impurity in the Qumran Scrolls

III. The Damascus Document

IV. The Temple Scroll

V. QTohorot (Purities)

VI. Rabbinic Literature

VII. Early Christian Sources

VIII. The Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus

IX. The Letter of Dionysius of Alexandria

X. Didascalia Apostolorum (DA)

C. The View of Menstrual Purity/Impurity

I. Does Mary Menstruate? The Problem of Prot. James 8:4

II. Menstrual Impurity and the Image of Mary

III. The Literary Function of Prot. James 8:4

IV. Prot. Jas. 8:4 as a Narrative Pivot

Chapter Four: Mary and Sexual Impurity: A. Introduction

B. What is Sexual Purity/Impurity?

C. Virginity and Celibacy in Early Jewish Sources

I. Betulah and Parthenos

II. Virginity, Celibacy, and Marriage in the Hebrew Bible

III. Virginity, Celibacy, and Marriage in the Scrolls

IV. Virginity, Celibacy, and Marriage in Rabbinic Sources

D. Virginity, Celibacy, Asceticism, and Marriage

I. Jesus

II. Paul

III. Second and Third Centuries Views

E. The View of Sexual Purity/Impurity

I. Mary's Sexual Status and Role as the Virgin of the Lord

II. The Miraculous Conception of Mary

III. Pre-Testing

F. The Virginity Tests

I. Test One: Joseph Questions Mary's Pregnancy

II. Test Two: The High Priest Questions Mary's Pregnancy

III. Test Three: Salome Questions Mary's Pregnancy

Chapter Five: Provenance Revisited: A. Jews and Christians in Syria

B. Jews, "Jewish-Christians," and Christians in Syria

I. Antioch: A Test Case

C. The Protevangelium of James and Syrian Christianity

I. "Marcionism and Docetism:" Edessa

II. Asceticism and Marriage

III. Menstrual Purity: The Didascalia Apostolorum

IV. Mary and Women in Syrian Christianity

V. Final Thoughts on a Syrian Provenance

Conclusion: A. Mary's Purity and Characterization

B. Understanding Mary's Potential Menstrual Impurity.

Edition Notes

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--McMaster University, Hamilton, 2010.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-268) and indexes.

Published in: Tübingen, Germany
Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe -- 358, Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament -- 358.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class: 230
Library of Congress: BS2860.J3 V86 2013

The Physical Object

Pagination: xvi, 285 pages
Number of pages: 285

ID Numbers

Open Library: OL28392224M
ISBN 10: 3161523377
ISBN 13: 9783161523373
LCCN: 2013493028
OCLC/WorldCat: 864435188
Deutsche National Bibliothek: 1042673292

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Gender and purity in the Protevangelium of James

by Lily C. Vuong