2011-05-272011-05-271999Dreyer, Y 1999. 'Die personaliteit van vrou-wees binne die Mediterreense kultuur', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 48-690259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/16651Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFThis article is written from the perspective of pastoral care and counselling with women. On account of their training in Biblical studies, pastors are aware of the gap between modem Western culture and Mediterranean culture in the first century. The question is whether the meaning of this knowledge for the life and faith of women is adequately taken into consideration in pastoral work. In this article an explanation of what is meant by the concept 'culture' is given. The meaning of social identity within Mediterranean culture, being a woman within first-century patriarchy and the different 'categories' of women in this culture are discussed. These aspects are contextualised within the purity system of that culture.AfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaWomen pastoral careWomen counsellingMediterranean cultureArticle