Practical Theology

Practical Theology

The Bible and Women's Moral Life: Challenges of Christian Feministic Interpretations

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
1 Associate Professor, Department of Religions and Mysticism, Faculty of Theology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
2 MSc Graduated Theology, University Of Alzahra,Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Regarding various changes in social, political, cultural and religious situations of the last two centuries, conducted to different viewpoints of the status of scriptures, particularly in defining women’s roles and their moral issues. The Christian scriptures, both theoretically and practically, is regarded as authoritative and normative in defining this gendered ethic. This research seeks to examine the ethical systems of Old and New Testament, in order to explore key concepts such as the marked differences in how law, commandments, and moral principles are defined in each text. Also regarding biblical criticism, Christian feminists major perspectives who by reinterpreting and critically assessing the ethical system of the Bible, especially narrations of Saint Paul’s, have sought to correlate the ethical principles of the two Testaments according to modern life be studied. These scholars have offered a renewed framework for women’s moral life. While emphasizing the physical and emotional characteristics of women in the sphere of individual life, they argue that women, aware of their autonomy over their own bodies, can play an effective role in social engagement.
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