{"product_id":"12-timothy-titus-53-wisdom-commentary-series-53-9780814682036","title":"12 Timothy Titus 53 Wisdom Commentary Series 53","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Huizenga has written an extremely insightful, richly informed, and very readable commentary on the Pastoral Epistles. Her searching analysis defines the patriarchal tenor of the letters with cutting precision, showing how this ideology once worked and works still. This study is an impressive example of feminist biblical criticism, well attuned to the rhetorical cast of the epistles and their socio-historical location. The commentary also features nicely integrated excerpts from other women commentators, which enrich the discussion and symbolize a collaborative interpretive method. I highly recommend this commentary to both students and teachers.\"Charles H. Cosgrove, Professor of Early Christian Literature, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary\u003cbr\u003e\"Annette Huizenga invites us into a difficult conversation about the Pastor's instructions regarding slavery and gender roles. Huizenga's interpretation, joined by the voices of numerous others, is a provocative starting point for contemporary appropriation of the Pastoral Epistles. Accessible and clearly written, this book will be a useful resource for years to come.\"Susan Hylen, Candler School of Theology, Emory University\u003cbr\u003e\"Dr. Annette Bourland Huizenga assembles a multitude of voices to expound upon these confounding epistles. With unflinching clarity, the scholars examine the text, wading through troubling waters, plunging into perilous depths, and finding refreshing life. The result is a commentary of indispensable wisdom, which every pastor should read and understand.\"Rev. Carol Howard Merritt, Pastor and author of \u003ci\u003eHealing Spiritual Wounds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Professor Annette Huizenga clearly situates the Pastoral Letters within their ancient Greco-Roman context, demonstrating how they mirror the patriarchal society out of which they emerged, thus allowing the twenty-first-century reader to understand the epistles on their own terms. With great pastoral sensitivity, she is able to help readers discern how these texts might be liberative for both men and women today.\"Laurie Brink, OP, Associate Professor of New Testament Studies, Catholic Theological Union\u003cbr\u003e\"Another interesting aspect of this commentary is the role that other authors contribute to it. Huizenga does not try to convince the reader that one author is correct or not, but rather the reader is allowed to decide amongst the different presentations. This aspect brought a richness and diversity to the commentary that I have not seen with other commentaries and I would hope that other commentary series would incorporate this method.\"\u003ci\u003eCatholic Library World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Huizenga's is a good-quality, cohesive commentary, making a well-contextualized case for a reading of the Pastoral Epistles as patriarchal texts to be resistently engaged with.\"\u003ci\u003eJournal for the Study of the New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Through the provision of thoughtful and informed commentary, through the inclusion of lived experiences of international Christians grappling with this Scripture, and through masterful attention to specific translation matters, Huizenga has produced what I think is the best commentary on the Pastoral letters to date.\"\u003ci\u003eThe Catholic Biblical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Clearly written and cogently argued analysis of the Pastoral Epistles. Huizenga's strongest contribution is bringing her deep knowledge of the Greco-Roman context to bear on these documents, often exposing layers of meaning otherwise lost to the casual reader and disclosing gender bias not only in the textual vines but also in the social lattice work around which they weave.\"\u003ci\u003eInterpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations    ix\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments    xi\u003cbr\u003e List of Contributors    xiii\u003cbr\u003e Foreword: “\u003ci\u003eCome Eat of My Bread . . . and Walk in the Ways of Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e”    xvii\u003cbr\u003e      Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza\u003cbr\u003e Editor’s Introduction to Wisdom Commentary:\u003cbr\u003e      “\u003ci\u003eShe Is a Breath of the Power of God\u003c\/i\u003e” (Wis 7:25)    xxi\u003cbr\u003e      Barbara E. Reid, OP\u003cbr\u003e Author’s Introduction: Gendered Letters    xli\u003cbr\u003e 1 Timothy 1   \u003ci\u003eOrder and Disorder\u003c\/i\u003e    1\u003cbr\u003e 1 Timothy 2   \u003ci\u003ePraying Men and Silenced Women\u003c\/i\u003e    10\u003cbr\u003e 1 Timothy 3   \u003ci\u003eLeaders for the Household of God\u003c\/i\u003e     31\u003cbr\u003e 1 Timothy 5   \u003ci\u003eOlder Women\/Older Men\u003c\/i\u003e    50\u003cbr\u003e 1 Timothy 6   \u003ci\u003eHome Economics: Enslavement and Wealth\u003c\/i\u003e    69\u003cbr\u003e 2 Timothy 1   \u003ci\u003eA Letter from “Father” to “Son”\u003c\/i\u003e    97\u003cbr\u003e 2 Timothy 2   \u003ci\u003eManly Men \u003c\/i\u003e   106 \u003cbr\u003e 2 Timothy 3  \u003ci\u003e Insiders and Outsiders \u003c\/i\u003e   115\u003cbr\u003e 2 Timothy 4   \u003ci\u003eTake It Like a Man\u003c\/i\u003e    126\u003cbr\u003e Titus 1   \u003ci\u003eRungs on the Social Ladder \u003c\/i\u003e   133\u003cbr\u003e Titus 2   \u003ci\u003eStaying in Your Place\u003c\/i\u003e    145\u003cbr\u003e Titus 3   \u003ci\u003eOrderliness Is Next to Godliness\u003c\/i\u003e    174\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion    181\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited   185\u003cbr\u003e Index of Scripture References and Other Ancient Writings    191\u003cbr\u003e Index of Subjects    201","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084091421015,"sku":"9780814682036","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814682036.jpg?v=1762205029","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/12-timothy-titus-53-wisdom-commentary-series-53-9780814682036","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}