E Anne Clements: 1 book
Mothers on the Margin?
The Significance of the Women in Matthew’s Genealogy
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
The Gospel of Matthew opens with a patrilineal genealogy of Jesus that intriguingly includes five women: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, she of Uriah, and Mary. In a gospel that has a strongly Jewish and male-orientated outlook, why are women incorporated? In particular, why include these four Old Testament women...
