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Foremothers: Women of the Bible (1982) is a book by Janice Nunnally-Cox.

Abstract

"Stories of women, and have they really been the origin of so much discontent. Many of the writers throughout history apparently think so. The sotries of the Bible hold their own power, their own strength."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in New York, NY: Seabury Press, 1981.

Contents

Matriarchs. Sarah and Hagar -- Lot's daughters -- Rebekah -- Leah and Rachel -- Dinah -- Tamar -- Women of the exodus. Potiphar's wife -- Jochebed and Zipporah -- Miriam -- Daughters of Zelophehad -- Women of the promised land. Rahab -- Deborah and Jael -- Jephthah's daughter -- Delilah -- Women of the kingdom. Hannah -- Woman of Endor -- Michal and Abigail -- Bathsheba -- Tamar -- Rizpah -- Women of prophets' times. Jezebel -- Widow of Zarapath -- Shunammite woman -- Athaliah -- Hulah -- Women of the gospels. Woman with a hemorrahage -- Syrophoenician woman -- A woman of the city -- Mary and Martha -- Crooked woman -- Well woman -- Adulterous woman -- Mary Magdalene -- Other women -- The twelve -- Women of acts and letters of Paul. Tabitha -- Mary -- Lydia -- Priscilla -- Daughters of Philip -- Phoebe -- Euodia and Syntyche -- Women and Saint Paul. Galatians 3:28 -- I Corinthians 7 -- I Corinthians 11:2-16 -- I Corinthians 14:33b-35 -- Deutero-Pauline letters. Colossians 3:18-4:1 -- Ephesians 5:22-6:9 -- Titus 2:1-10 -- I Timothy 2:1-15 -- Women and the Christian Fathers. Greek fathers -- Latin fathers.

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