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In Moral Education for Women in the Pastoral and Pythagorean Letters: Philosophers of the Household , Annette Bourland Huizenga examines the Greco-Roman moral-philosophical “curriculum” for women by comparing these two pseudepigraphic epistolary collections. The analysis is organized around four elements: textual resources, teachers and learners, instructional strategies, and subject matter. Huizenga shows that the author of the Pastorals has adopted nearly all of the “pagan” aspects of this curriculum, but has supplemented these with theological justifications drawn from Pauline literature and traditions. The letters attributed to female Pythagoreans have long been suggested as comparanda for the Pastorals, but are not well-known as sources. This volume provides a Greek edition, a new English translation, and a text history of these letters.

Women --- Christian women --- Philosophy, Ancient. --- Femmes --- Chrétiennes --- Philosophie ancienne --- Conduct of life. --- Conduct of life --- Conduite de la vie --- Morale pratique --- Bible. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Ancient philosophy --- 227.1*8 --- 225.08*8 --- Pastorale brieven. Brieven van Paulus aan Timotheus. Brief aan Titus --- Theologie van het Nieuwe Testament: relatie met de klassieke oudheid --- 225.08*8 Theologie van het Nieuwe Testament: relatie met de klassieke oudheid --- 227.1*8 Pastorale brieven. Brieven van Paulus aan Timotheus. Brief aan Titus --- Chrétiennes --- Greek philosophy --- Philosophy, Greek --- Philosophy, Roman --- Roman philosophy --- Epistles, Pastoral --- Pastoral Epistles --- Ancient philosophy. --- Women - Conduct of life --- Christian women - Conduct of life