Helpmates, Harlots, and Heroes

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Introduction
3
A Story about Stories
43
The Story of Eve
45
The Women of Genesis
67
The Women of Exodus and Numbers
99
The Women of Joshua and Judges
112
The Women of 1 and 2 Samuel
140
The Women of 1 and 2 Kings
160
The Women of the Wisdom Literature and the Song of Songs
191
Subversive Women in Subversive Books Ruth Esther Susanna and Judith
206
Reflections
227
Summary and Conclusions
229
Notes
243
Suggestions for Use in Religious Education Classes
269
Scripture Index
271
Index of Authors Cited
279

The Women of the Prophets
177

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