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  • Paul, Plutarch and the Gender Dynamics of Prophecy

  • Jill E. Marshall
  • Journal:
    New Testament Studies / Volume 65 / Issue 2 / April 2019
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    22 February 2019, pp. 207-222
    Print publication:
    April 2019
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  • This article compares two first-century authors, Paul and Plutarch, on the mechanics of inspiration and the role of gender in the prophetic process. Paul's First Corinthians and Plutarch's Delphic Dialogues (De Pythiae oraculis and De defectu oraculorum) were written by men who were observers of and commentators on the religious phenomenon of prophecy – that is, the communication of divine messages through human speakers. They also make statements about women that indicate that gender influenced their perceptions of prophecy. When these authors discuss prophecy at the conceptual level, gender does not affect their arguments, but when they turn to actual women prophets, they introduce ideas about gender and sex that shape their views of the prophetic process and the women who prophesy.