Ernst, Allie M.

Martha from the margins : the authority of Martha in early Christian tradition / Allie M. Ernst - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009 - xix, 369 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; 98 .

Retrieving Martha from the margins -- A second Peter? : Martha in the gospel of John -- A different tomb, a different story : the Epistula Apostolorum -- Epistula Apostolorum : Hyppolytus on the Song of songs -- Singing a new song : Martha in liturgy and hymnody -- Picturing the myrrhophore -- Martha, diakonia and the gospel of Luke -- A Eucharistic ministry for Martha : the Apostolic church order and the Acts of Philip -- Martha as authority figure for early Christian groups -- Gathering the strands -- Appendix: The Easter narrative in the Epistula Apostolorum.

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Martha, Saint.Women in Christianity--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.Apocryphal books (New Testament)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS2480.M3 / .E76 2009