How Long to Read Early Christian Women and Pagan Opinion

How Long Does it Take to Read Early Christian Women and Pagan Opinion?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 3 minutes to read Early Christian Women and Pagan Opinion by Margaret Y. MacDonald

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Description

This is a study of how women figured in public reaction to the church from New Testament times to Christianity's encounter with the pagan critics of the second century CE. The reference to a hysterical woman was made by the most prolific critic of Christianity, Celsus. He was referring to a follower of Jesus - probably Mary Magdalene - who was at the centre of efforts to create and promote belief in the resurrection. MacDonald draws attention to the conviction, emerging from the works of several pagan authors, that female initiative was central to Christianity's development; she sets out to explore the relationship between this and the common Greco-Roman belief that women were inclined towards excesses in religion. The findings of cultural anthropologists of Mediterranean societies are examined in an effort to probe the societal values that shaped public opinion and early church teaching. Concerns expressed in New Testament and early Christian texts about the respectability of women, and even generally about their behaviour, are seen in a new light when one appreciates that outsiders focused on early church women and understood their activities as a reflection of the group as a whole.

How long is Early Christian Women and Pagan Opinion?

Early Christian Women and Pagan Opinion by Margaret Y. MacDonald is 296 pages long, and a total of 75,776 words.

This makes it 100% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Early Christian Women and Pagan Opinion Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 54 minutes to read Early Christian Women and Pagan Opinion aloud.

What Reading Level is Early Christian Women and Pagan Opinion?

Early Christian Women and Pagan Opinion is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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