The Maleness of Jesus: Is It Good News for Women? - Paperback

by Neil H. Williams (Author)

At the center of Christianity is Jesus of Nazareth--whose maleness is used by many to justify the subordination of women and to emphasize that men, rather than women, better represent Jesus. This raises a number of questions that are the subject of this book. What is the significance of Jesus' maleness? Does it reveal the character of God? Is it foundational for the gospel? Is Jesus' maleness associated with an ongoing created order of male priority? Our answers will affect Christianity's task of love, justice, and reconciliation in a world that is characterized by the global marginalization, oppression, and abuse of women.

Author Biography

Neil H. Williams, (D.Th., University of South Africa) works as a writer and lives outside Philadelphia with his wife Lori and their two children. He is an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America, has previously pastored a church in New York City, and was on faculty of a Bible college in South Africa.