Biblical Affirmations of Woman
By: by Leonard Swindler.
Publisher: Westminster Press
Published: 1979
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 382
Subjects: Woman (Theology) -- Biblical teaching.; Women in the Bible.; Woman (Theology) -- History of doctrines.
Description: Here is a comprehensive, one-volume commentary on what the Bible really says about women. In this well-documented topical review, every positive biblical reference about women is quoted in full, set in context, and provided with a brief exposition. Over 350 specific topics are examined.
Notes: 4
Table of contents: label: Introduction
title: 9; label: Prologue: Women in the Ancient World
title: 13; title: Part One: Feminine Imagery of God; label: 1. Feminine Imagery of God - Biblical Period
title: 21; label: 2. Feminine Imagery of God - Postbiblical Period
title: 51; label: 3. Summary: Feminine Imagery of God
title: 72; title: Part Two: Woman in Hebrew - Jewish Tradition; label: 4. Positive Elements in Hebrew - Jewish Tradition
title: 75; label: 5. Ambivalent Elements in Hebrew - Jewish Tradition
title: 111; label: 6. Negative Images of and Attitudes Toward Women in Hebrew - Jewish Tradition
title: 139; label: 7. Summary: Woman in Hebrew - Jewish Tradition
title: 158; title: Part Three: Woman in Christian Tradition; label: 8. Positive Elements in Christian Tradition
title: 161; label: 9. Ambivalent Elements in Christian Tradition
title: 329; label: 10. Negative Elements in Christian Tradition
title: 339; label: 11. Summary: Woman in Christian Tradition
title: 352; label: Structural Index
title: 357; label: Index of References
title: 373