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  • The Female Body as Social Space in 1 Timothy

  • Adela Yarbro Collins
  • Journal:
    New Testament Studies / Volume 57 / Issue 2 / April 2011
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    04 March 2011, pp. 155-175
    Print publication:
    April 2011

  • By means of his reception of Paul and Genesis, the author of 1 Timothy created a social space in which the autonomy of women, including control of their own bodies, is severely limited. The purpose of such discourse was to oppose Marcion's rejection of marriage and procreation. The letter thus advocates marriage as a virtual requirement for all Christians, especially ‘the younger widows’, who were probably virgins. Instead of propagating teaching and practices opposed by the author, these women ought to marry, bear children, and keep silent. The author shares certain values with elite Greeks, such as Plutarch, and with the Christian teacher Valentinus. Besides Marcion, the author also criticizes early gnostic teaching of the type found in the Secret Book according to John.