The mission of women in the bible
a feminist perspective of the study of Scripture in the African context
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https://doi.org/10.25247/2595-3788.2025.v8n1.p102-120Keywords:
Africa, Mission, Women, Interpretation, BibleAbstract
This article presents the effort of African women theologians in the work of study and interpretation of the Bible in the African setting, showing the mission of women in the Scriptures and their relationship with Jesus as the liberator. It considers their views of Christology, in terms of, Christ’s relation to women. It mainly explores the work of Theresa Okure and Mercy Oduyoye, on the question of how African women theologians reread and reinterpret the Bible and the main differences from men’s perspective and interpretation. Thus, it analyses women’s contribution to biblical-theological studies, which makes a difference for the Church, and Society concerning God's creation. To answer this question and fulfill the objectives, the work first considers women in the Old Testament, and then in the New Testament, it ends by focusing on how African women see and experience Jesus Christ in their daily lives in their context. It concludes that African women theologians have made great contributions since long ago and challenged theological studies, the Church, and society by their prophetic way of studying and reinterpretation of the Sacred Scriptures connecting with reality and pointing out matters, that were previously overlooked and neglected.
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