Women and the Genesis of Christianity

Amos Professor of the New Testament for Doctoral Studies Ben Witherington, III; Ann Witherington
Cambridge University Press
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A comparison of women's positions in ancient Judaism, the Hellenic World, the Roman Empire and the New Testament reveals that Jesus' new conception of womens' social rights broke significantly with the.

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conventions of his time.