Born of a WomanJohn Shelby Spong, bestselling author and Episcopal bishop of Newark, NJ, challenges the doctrine of the virgin birth, tracing its development in the early Christian church and revealing its legacy in our contemporary attitudes toward women and female sexuality. |
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Page ix
... chapter 15 that said , " When this book was originally conceived I had planned to devote one unit to the interpretive envelope in which the Gospel story is wrapped : the birth narrative on one side and the resurrection on the other ...
... chapter 15 that said , " When this book was originally conceived I had planned to devote one unit to the interpretive envelope in which the Gospel story is wrapped : the birth narrative on one side and the resurrection on the other ...
Page 13
... chapter , I stated my opinion that these narratives , more than any other parts of the Bible , have exercised a negative influence on women by providing a def- inition of ideal womanhood against which every woman must be compared . I ...
... chapter , I stated my opinion that these narratives , more than any other parts of the Bible , have exercised a negative influence on women by providing a def- inition of ideal womanhood against which every woman must be compared . I ...
Page 23
... chapter written on Paul's understanding of Jesus ' origins would be a very brief chapter indeed , for Paul was unconcerned about these things . In this Galatian text there is no hint of a miraculous birth or of supernatural parenting ...
... chapter written on Paul's understanding of Jesus ' origins would be a very brief chapter indeed , for Paul was unconcerned about these things . In this Galatian text there is no hint of a miraculous birth or of supernatural parenting ...
Contents
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From the Scandal of the Cross | 29 |
The Development of the Birth Tradition | 43 |
Matthews Story Part I | 61 |
Matthews Story Part II | 83 |
Behind LukeAn Original Pageant? | 99 |
Lukes Story Part II | 137 |
Birth Hints from Mark and John | 161 |
Facing the Implications of Scripture | 173 |
Suppose Jesus Were Married | 187 |
The Cost of the Virgin Myth | 201 |
Notes | 225 |
Bibliography | 233 |
Index | 239 |
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