There are 189 women named in the Bible, however; many others were left nameless. Among those women were prominent queens, prophetesses, and leaders. Yet, the most-mentioned of these women were "saints, idolaters, prostitutes (i.e., whores) or the wives and concubines of powerful men." Before and during Biblical Times, the roles of women were almost always severely constrained. Since most biblical stories were written for the purpose of recording important...