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Sundays at 9:45 AM ET - 10:35 AM ET from April 7 18 until May 5, 2024 hosted at North Decatur Presbyterian Church in Decatur, Georgia.
What were women’s lives like during the time of Jesus?
Readers today often assume that women in the 1st c. cE weren’t able to do much. Women were subject to men and unable to wield real authority. They didn’t own property or participate in civic life in significant ways.
This course explores historical evidence that suggests a very different reality. In the New Testament period, women owned and managed property. What is more, people sought out women leaders and praised women who stood up for their communities.
Exploring this new historical picture can transform the way we interpret and relate to the New Testament.
Scholarships are available for this course, please email us at candlerfoundry@emory.edu for more information.
Continuing Education Units (CEU) are available for this course. There is a processing fee of $25.00, and an Award Letter will be issued once the course has been completed. Please add the CEU Processing Fee at checkout.
Dr. Susan E. Hylen teaches courses in New Testament at Candler and in Emory’s Graduate Division of Religion, equipping students to become responsible interpreters of the biblical texts. She has authored two books on the history of women in the New Testament and early church, which offer a new way of interpreting the diverse and often contradictory evidence about the participation of women. She is also the author of three books on the Gospel of John, as well as a number of other book chapters, essays and articles. Her current research explores the social construction of gender in the New Testament period (read more).