Women's Bible Commentary

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Carol Ann Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe
Westminster John Knox Press, Jan 1, 1998 - Religion - 501 pages

In the critically acclaimed best-seller,Women's Bible Commentary, an outstanding group of women scholars introduced and summarized each book of the Bible and commented on those sections of each book that have particular relevence to women, focusing on female charecters, symbols, life situations such as marriage and family, the legal status of women, and religious principles that affect relationships of women and men. Now, this expanded edition provides similar insights on the Apocrypha, presenting a significant view of the lives and religious experiences of women as well as attitudes toward women in the Second Temple period. This expanded edition sets a new standard for women's and biblical studies.

 

Contents

WHEN WOMEN INTERPRET THE BIBLE
1
EXODUS
30
NUMBERS
49
JOSHUA
69
RUTH
84
AND 2 SAMUEL
91
AND 2 CHRONICLES
117
ESTHER
131
JUDITH
279
WISDOM OF SOLOMON
293
SIRACH
298
THE GREEK BOOK OF DANIEL
311
PSALM 151
335
MARK
350
LUKE
363
JOHN
381

PSALMS
145
ECCLESIASTES
161
JEREMIAH
178
EZEKIEL
192
HOSEA
207
OBADIAH
224
HABAKKUK
237
ESDRAS
265
ACTS
394
CORINTHIANS
411
EPHESIANS
428
PHILIPPIANS
433
TIMOTHY
450
PETER
465
SUPPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY
489
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About the author (1998)

Carol A. Newsom is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Old Testament at Candler School of Theology, Emory University and was the 2011 President of the Society of Biblical Literature. She is the author and editor of many books, including The Women's Bible Commentary, Third Edition. Sharon H. Ringe is Professor of New Testament at Wesley Theological Seminary. She is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. Her books include Luke in the Westminster Bible Companion series, published by Westminster John Knox Press.

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