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Assertive Biblical Women
William E. Phipps
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Assertive Biblical Women

William E. Phipps William E. Phipps

August 1992

Praeger

Series: Contributions in Women's Studies

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This book contains biographical sketches, with comparisons to contemporary women's roles, of two dozen women. Beginning with Sarah of Ur and ending with Priscilla of Rome, their lives range over an era of nearly two millennia.

Most of the women described in this study were atypical biblical women. Israelite women, like women in most cultures of the world, had status principally within the home. However, exceptional women occasionally had prominent roles outside the home and dared to assert themselves. The chapters contain biographical sketches, with comparisons to contemporary women's roles, of two dozen women. Beginning with Sarah of Ur and ending with Priscilla of Rome, their lives range over an era of nearly two millennia.

These women were, at crucial times, sagacious in decision making and skillful in executing their decisions. They made such a distinctive mark on the events of their time to be remembered by subsequent generations as more than breeders of male heirs. Each woman's story relates how a dynamic woman was able to swim against the strong currents of patriarchy. To make explicit the relevancy of this study, the brief biographies are related to such current feminist issues as surrogate parenting, gender stereotyping, and civil disobedience over unequal treatment by governments.
Preface
Introduction
The Saga of Sarah
Tamar and Irregular Parenting
Women Saviors
Naomi and Ruth
Bold and Unscrupulous Rulers
The Impact of Huldah
Feminist and Feminine Queens
Self-Assured Women in the Gospels
Women Leaders and Paul
Women in Eden
Bibliography
Index
Reviews
This is a wonderful collection of biographies of important biblical women who played prominent public roles. Phipps is good at resurrecting largely forgotten women, and reinterpreting others (such as Mary of Bethany). He also makes analogies to contemporary issues such as civil disobedience in response to unequal treatment and gender issues. Often Phipps shows how mistranslation has denigrated the roles of these women. He concludes that Jesus regarded full humanity as a blending of characteristics from both genders. For academic and public libraries.—Library Journal





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