Feminism and the New Testament: Jesus's Dialogues with Women and Paul's Command to Women

Identifier

123

Author

Hannah Grace Quinn

Date

2018

Document Type

Honors Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Major

English

Concentration

Literature

Committee Member

Catherine Martin

Committee Member

Cristina Cervone

Committee Member

John Miles

Abstract

Does the Bible support any form of feminist thought? To answer this question, one must understand the divide within the feminist movement in the 1970s that split the feminist agenda into two types - equality feminism vs gender feminism. My research examines popular literature in this time period to discover the differences between these two lines of thought. My study focuses on Jesus's dialogue with the Samaritan Woman in John 4.1-45, and His conversation with Mary Magdalene in John 20.11-18. I also discuss Paul's command on marriage to women in Ephesians 5.21-33. I analyze and compare evangelical interpretations of these respective passages to both equality feminism and gender feminism ideology. I conclude by answering if one can be an evangelical feminist.

Comments

Undergraduate Honor's Thesis

Library Comment

Honors thesis originally submitted to the Local University of Memphis Honor’s Thesis Repository.

Recommended Citation

Quinn, Hannah Grace, "Feminism and the New Testament: Jesus's Dialogues with Women and Paul's Command to Women" (2018). Honors Theses. 76.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/honors_theses/76