Good girls, bad girls of the New Testament: their enduring lessons
T.J. Wray
Good girls, bad girls of the New Testament: their enduring lessons
Author
T.J. WrayPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersEdition 1
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Title and Author
Good girls, bad girls of the New Testament: their enduring lessons / T.J. WrayPublication Details
لانهام : Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPhysical Description
ix, 233 p.; 23 cm.Subject
Bible -- New Testament BiographyWomen in the Bible
Language
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references (pages 219-224) and index.
Contents
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