A New Interpretation of the Story of the Woman with the Flow of Blood

Authors

  • Angela Berlis Dozentin und Rektorin des Alt-Katholischen Seminars in Utrecht (Niederlande), Forschungsschwerpunkt: Vorstellungen und Konzepte von Heil in der Postmoderne, Heilige Frauen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14766/180

Keywords:

Feminismus, Religion, Theologie, Geschlecht, Gender

Abstract

Metternich presents a new interpretation of the story of the woman with the flow of blood (Marcus 5, 25–34) in which the story is freed of the stigma attached to the miraculous, as well as of the anti- Judaic tendencies with which it has been interpreted before. Metternich talks about the ways in which this story has been interpreted, comparing Jewish regulations regarding menstruation to those of the early Christians. According to Metternich’s interpretation, the story of the woman with the flow of blood is a “dynamis” story, a story which tells about the perceptible effectiveness of divine power, and about a woman’s success at establishing a relationship with God.

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Published

2003-03-01

Issue

No. 9 (2003): Frauen im Web

Section

Offener Teil

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Copyright (c) 2003 Angela Berlis

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