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| Introduction | |
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| Connecting with the Women of Ancient History | |
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| Women of the Bible at a Glance | |
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| Bible Basics: Delving into History, Context, and Translation | |
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| Discerning the Roles of Women | |
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| Judges, Prophetesses, and One Smart Lady | |
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| The Big Six: The Most Famous Women of the Bible | |
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| And Then There Was Woman: Eve | |
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| A Famous Mom: Mary, the Mother of Jesus | |
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| Befriending Jesus: Mary Magdalene | |
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| Three Women, Three Books: Ruth, Judith, and Esther | |
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| Influencing Lives, Shaping History: Women of Faith and Power | |
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| Generating a Dynasty: The Matriarchs | |
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| Spawning a Kingdom: Women of the Hebrew Nation | |
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| Staying Faithful through Adversity | |
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| Ruling (and Royal) Women of the Bible | |
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| Getting to Know the Gals of the Gospel | |
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| Church Ladies: Women of the New Testament | |
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| Women of Public Debate ...or Disdain | |
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| Hiding in Obscurity: Important Yet Overlooked Women | |
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| Getting Wise to the Connivers: Biblical Femme Fatales | |
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| Causing Controversy: Intriguing Biblical Women | |
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| The Nameless: Wives, Mothers, Daughters, and Widows | |
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| Walking the Walk: The Wives | |
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| Mothering Worth Mentioning | |
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| Darling Daughters of the Bible | |
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| Widows and Other Women without Names | |
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| The Part of Tens | |
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| Ten Most Misunderstood Women of the Bible | |
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| Ten Most Famous Women of the Bible in Art | |
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| Ten Most Influential Women of the Bible.5 | |
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| Appendix: Alphabetical List of Women in the Bible | |
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| Index | |