Martha from the Margins: The Authority of Martha in Early Christian Tradition
In the popular imagination Martha has become synonymous with the harried housewife, fretting over excessive preparations. The Martha known to early Christians is far removed from this stereotype. Martha was better known for her role in the story of the raising of Lazarus and as apostle and witness of the resurrection. This book gathers and assesses the early traditions about Martha in text, liturgy and iconography. It shows that the significance of Martha has been seriously underestimated and...
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This book offers a comprehensive collection and analysis of early Christian traditions about Martha. It shows that the significance of Martha has been seriously underestimated and recovers a widespread tradition of Martha as apostle and authority figure for early Christians.
1 Retrieving Martha from the margins 12 A second Peter? : Martha in the Gospel of John 233 A different tomb, a different story : the Epistula Apostolorum 674 Apostola Apostolorum : Hippolytus on the Song of songs 955 Singing a new song : Martha in liturgy and hymnody 1196 Picturing the myrrhophore 1397 Martha, diakonia and the Gospel of Luke 1778 A Eucharistic ministry for Martha : the Apostolic church order and the Acts of Philip 2259 Martha as authority figure for early Christian groups 27110 Gathering the strands 293App The Eastern narrative in the Epistula Apostolorum 303Bibliography 307Index of modern author 341Index of ancient sources 348Index of subject 361
