Assertive Biblical Women (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313284984)

Most of the women described in this study were atypical biblical women. Israelite women, like women in most cultures of the world, had status principally within the home. However, exceptional women occasionally had prominent roles outside the home and dared to assert themselves. The chapters contain biographical sketches, with comparisons to contemporary women's roles, of two dozen women. Beginning with Sarah of Ur and ending with Priscilla of Rome, their lives range over an era of nearly two millennia.

These women were, at crucial times, sagacious in decision making and skillful in executing their decisions. They made such a distinctive mark on the events of their time to be remembered by subsequent generations as more than breeders of male heirs. Each woman's story relates how a dynamic woman was able to swim against the strong currents of patriarchy. To make explicit the relevancy of this study, the brief biographies are related to such current feminist issues as surrogate parenting, gender stereotyping, and civil disobedience over unequal treatment by governments.

Author: William Phipps
ISBN-10: 0313284989
ISBN-13: 9780313284984
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 08/24/1992
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.71w x 0.77d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/01/1992