title page
Acknowledgement(Acknowledment)
Contents
ABSTRACT 10
Introduction 12
Chapter I. Historical Background of Zomi People 24
A. The land and the people 24
The Land 24
Brief History 28
B. Culture, Beliefs and Traditions 31
1. Traditional Religious Concepts 32
Concept of Supreme Being 32
Concept of Spirits 33
Concept of Life after Death 34
2. Social Institutions 35
Family 36
Clans and Kinships 36
Village and Community 37
Marriage 37
Birth and Naming 38
Death and funeral 39
3. Feasts and Festivals 40
Social or Public Feast 41
Khua-do Feast 41
Sialsawm Feast 42
Individual/Family Feast 42
Ton-Feast 43
Marriage Feast 44
C. Profession Career or Basic Livelihood 45
Chapter II. Socio - Cultural Context and It's Understanding of the Role of Zomi Women 47
A. Women's Role in Social Affairs 48
1. In ancient Zomi society 48
2. Legal Rights 49
Inheritance Laws 50
Laws Regarding Fornication and Adultery 52
Women and Vows 53
Education 54
Marriage 58
B. Women's Role in Economy 63
C. Women's Role in Political Affairs 68
D. Women's Role in Religious Affairs 74
Chapter III. Biblical Perspective on the Role of Woman 79
A. Genesis 1-3 80
1/I. Creation of Woman 80
2. The Tree of Knowledge and Woman (Genesis 3:1-7) 84
3. The Trial(Genesis 3:8-24) 86
B. The Silent of Women in the Assembly : 1 Corinthians 14:33b-35 88
1. The Corinthian situation 88
2. The Problems of the text 89
The text is not authentic 90
Paul is inconsistent 90
Chapters 14 and 11 are discussing different situation 91
Formal or informal meetings? 91
Wives are to be silent 92
Women were uneducated or badly behaved 94
C. Teaching and the exercise of authority (1 Timothy 2:8-15) 98
1. The brief background of the text 98
2. Behavior which mars a Christian's approach to God 99
3. Why did Paul forbid women to teach or to exercise authority? 101
Chapter IV. Who is Jesus for Zomi Women 107
A. Jesus as the Boundary Breaker 108
1. Jesus as the Boundary Breaker of Cocial Purity Law 111
2. Jesus as Boundary Breaker of all Barriers against Humanity 118
B. Diverse Metaphors of Jesus for Zomi Women 124
1. Jesus as Co-Sufferer, Lord and Liberator 126
2. Jesus as Mother 131
Conclusion 136
Bibliography 147
논문개요 154