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Introduction 1 Part I: Connecting with the Women of Ancient History 7 Chapter 1: Women of the Bible at a Glance 9 Chapter 2: Bible Basics: Delving into History, Context, and Translation 17 Chapter 3: Discerning the Roles of Women 39 Chapter 4: Judges, Prophetesses, and One Smart Lady 51 Part II: The Big Six: The Most Famous Women of the Bible 59 Chapter 5: And Then There Was Woman: Eve 61 Chapter 6: A Famous Mom: Mary, the Mother of Jesus 73 Chapter 7: Befriending Jesus: Mary Magdalene 91 Chapter 8: Three Women, Three Books: Ruth, Judith, and Esther 103 Part III: Influencing Lives, Shaping History: Women of Faith and Power 117 Chapter 9: Generating a Dynasty: The Matriarchs 119 Chapter 10: Spawning a Kingdom: Women of the Hebrew Nation 137 Chapter 11: Staying Faithful through Adversity 151 Chapter 12: Ruling (and Royal) Women of the Bible 165 Chapter 13: Getting to Know the Gals of the Gospel 175 Chapter 14: Church Ladies: Women of the New Testament 189 Part IV: Women of Public Debate . . . or Disdain 199 Chapter 15: Hiding in Obscurity: Important Yet Overlooked Women 201 Chapter 16: Getting Wise to the Connivers: Biblical Femme Fatales 211 Chapter 17: Causing Controversy: Intriguing Biblical Women 225 Part V: The Nameless: Wives, Mothers, Daughters, and Widows 233 Chapter 18: Walking the Walk: The Wives 235 Chapter 19: Mothering Worth Mentioning 245 Chapter 20: Darling Daughters of the Bible 251 Chapter 21:Widows and Other Women without Names 261 Part VI: The Part of Tens 275 Chapter 22: Ten Most Misunderstood Women of the Bible 277 Chapter 23: Ten Most Famous Women of the Bible in Art 289 Chapter 24: Ten Most Influential Women of the Bible 305 Appendix: Alphabetical List of Women in the Bible 315 Index 323