UNA PROPUESTA HERMENÉUTICA PARA PENSAR LOS ROLES DE LA MUJER EN LA IGLESIA: EL CASO DE MUJERES IGLESIA Y LA FIGURA DE PRISCA EN EL NUEVO TESTAMENTO.

Christian feminist movements, including the Chilean group Mujeres Iglesia (MI), have tried to answer the question of the role of women in the ecclesial community, in search of greater equity and justice. To this end, MI proposes to seek sources of inspiration in biblical texts. This article analyzes the characteristics of the Chilean Christian feminist movement and the roles played by one of the women members of the first assemblies of Jesus' followers: Prisca. To do so, we study the dynamic role of women in Christianity and society, from the characterization offered by the New Testament texts (Paul's letters and the book of Acts). This hermeneutical proposal allows us to affirm that Prisca is an illuminative figure for the understanding of women's leadership in the church, given the multifaceted character of her authority, mainly as a collaborator, that is, a woman leader of the Early Christian communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]