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Athaliah – Queen of Judah during the reign of King Jehoram, and later became sole ruler of Judah for five years. II Kings, II Chronicles [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Azubah #1 – Caleb 's wife.
[71]: 131 The women named as leaders in the Pauline epistles contributed directly to that endeavor by acting in roles like those of men. [98] [99] [100] New Testament scholar Linda Belleville says "virtually every leadership role that names a man also names a woman. In fact there are more women named as leaders in the New Testament than men.
The Bible is a collection of canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity.Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books.
Two Women (Deaconess) fl. 112 CE Bithynia and Pontus: Pliny, investigating Christianity, tortured two enslaved deaconesses, finding only what he termed "depraved, excessive superstition." His dismissive language reflects his disdain for Christianity, while the women’s resilience under persecution reinforced their steadfast faith. [12]
The team discovered that within the King James Version Bible, a total of 3,418 distinct names were identified. Among these, 1,940 names pertain to individuals, 1,072 names refer to places, 317 names denote collective entities or nations, and 66 names are allocated to miscellaneous items such as months, rivers, or pagan deities.
A group of female theologians have written a religious text they're calling "A woman's Bible." Here's why they did it.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Female Bible translators (27 P) Pages in category "Female biblical scholars"
Nawidemak was a female ruler of Kush, known as a kandake. These rulers are each referred to in the New Testament of the Bible , without differentiation between them. Based on the idea that she ruled during the 1st Century AD, Nawidemak is thought to be the Kandake referred to in the eighth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles , [ 3 ] whose ...