Moral education for women in the pastoral and Pythagorean letters

By Annette Bourland Huizenga

Subjects: Bible, Women, Bible, commentaries, n. t. pastoral epistles, Moral education, Ancient philosophy, Biblical teaching, Philosophy and religion, Ancient Philosophy, Women, conduct of life, Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., n. t., Christian women, Pythagoras and Pythagorean school, Criticism, interpretation, History of doctrines, Philosophy, ancient, Christianity, Conduct of life, History

Description: "Huizenga examines the Greco-Roman moral-philosophical 'curriculum' for women by comparing these two epistolary collections. The analysis is organized around four elements: textual resources, teachers and learners, instructional strategies, and subject matter. Huizenga shows that the author of the Pastorals has adopted nearly all of the 'pagan' aspects of this curriculum, but has supplemented these with theological justifications drawn from Pauline literature and traditions"--Publisher description.