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

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<p><b>Rev. John Trigilio, Jr., PhD,ThD,</b> is Executive Editor of <i>Sapienta</i> magazine. <b>Rev. Kenneth Brighenti, PhD,</b> is the co-host with Father Trigilio of <i>Council of Faith</i> on EWTN, the Eternal Word Television Network.

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