Maranatha : women's funerary rituals and Christian origins - Corley, Kathleen E. (Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 2010)
Women and early Christian meals and associations -- Women's funerary rituals, meals, and lament in antiquity -- Celebratory meals of the kingdom of God and meals of Jesus' presence : from Jesus to Q, the Didache, and the Eucharist -- The Eucharist and meals for the dead -- The Passion story as a lament story for the dead.
Keywords: Women in Christianity--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.Funeral rites and ceremonies, Early Christian.Dinners and dining--Religious aspects--Christianity--History.