Biblical models of marriage in the perspective of social roles of men and women Cover Image

Biblijne modele małżeństwa w perspektywie społecznych ról mężczyzn i kobiet
Biblical models of marriage in the perspective of social roles of men and women

Author(s): Elżbieta Adamiak
Subject(s): Anthropology, Gender Studies, Biblical studies, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: marriage; Bible; social rules; women; men; patriarchy; theological anthropology;

Summary/Abstract: The article ask questions especially on this dimensions of the biblical traditions about marriage which are result of the historical context of their arise and today they seem hardly to receive. First the article shows basic data about the situation of women and men in the patriarchal socio-cultural context of the Bible. In the next step on the example of the history of Jacob and his family polygamy is presented as an accepted model of the marriage at least in some biblical traditions. In the next past the article analyzes the first three chapters of the Book of Genesis and their anthropological and theological content. In the last part the theological-ecclesiological dimension of the marriage symbolic is presented, related to Christ and Church, especially asking for the pre-assumptions about the role of women and men.

  • Issue Year: 18/2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 5-22
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish