Trigilio / Brighenti Women in the Bible For Dummies

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-07011-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 360 Seiten, E-Book

Comprehensive interfaith coverage of the important femalefigures
This friendly, approachable guide introduces readers to the famousand infamous women of Scripture, describing in everyday languagethe contributions these women made in their time and ours. FromEve, Sarah, and Esther to Mary and Mary Magdalene, it discusseswell-known women of both the Old and New Testaments, examiningtheir role in Biblical narratives, their place in the Jewish andChristian faiths, and the lessons their stories impart to womentoday.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Trigilio, John

Brighenti, Kenneth

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Rev. John Trigilio, Jr., PhD,ThD, is Executive Editor of Sapienta magazine. Rev. Kenneth Brighenti, PhD, is the co-host with FatherTrigilio of Council of Faith on EWTN, the Eternal Word Television Network.