Good girls, bad girls of the New Testament: their enduring lessons

Life for women during New Testament times -- Sisters, sinners, and supporters -- Sister friends: Martha and Mary of Bethany -- Suspicious sisters: Bernice and Drusilla, the great-granddaughters of Herod the Great -- Caught in the act: the adulterous woman in John's gospel -- Blood guilt: the wo...

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Main Author: Wray, T. J. 1958- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Lanham Boulder New York London Rowman & Littlefield [2016]
In:Year: 2016
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B New Testament / Woman / Biblical person
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Women in the Bible
B Biography
B Bible. New Testament Biography
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Summary:Life for women during New Testament times -- Sisters, sinners, and supporters -- Sister friends: Martha and Mary of Bethany -- Suspicious sisters: Bernice and Drusilla, the great-granddaughters of Herod the Great -- Caught in the act: the adulterous woman in John's gospel -- Blood guilt: the woman with a twelve-year hemorrhage -- A woman of substance: Mary Magdalene -- Widow's rising: Tabitha, a loving benefactor -- Mothers, murderers, and missionaries -- Angelic gift: Elizabeth, Mother of John the Baptist -- Jesus' mom: Mary of Nazareth -- Off with his head! Herodias and the beheading of John the Baptist -- I had a dream: the wife of Pontius Pilate -- Spreading the good news: Prisca, a missionary of Paul -- A conversation with Jesus: the woman at the well -- Concluding thoughts
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1442219378