Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-340) and indexes
Retrieving Martha from the margins -- A second Peter? : Martha in the gospel of John -- A different tomb, a different story : the Epistula Apostolorum -- Epistula Apostolorum : Hyppolytus on the Song of songs -- Singing a new song : Martha in liturgy and hymnody -- Picturing the myrrhophore -- Martha, diakonia and the gospel of Luke -- A Eucharistic ministry for Martha : the Apostolic church order and the Acts of Philip -- Martha as authority figure for early Christian groups -- Gathering the strands -- Appendix: The Easter narrative in the Epistula Apostolorum
This book offers a comprehensive collection and analysis of early Christian traditions about Martha. It shows that the significance of Martha has been seriously underestimated and recovers a widespread tradition of Martha as apostle and authority figure for early Christians
