Strange Woman

by Gail Corrington Streete

Book Overview

Adultery. Harlotry. Indepedence. Power. Few today would say that all these are equal. But to the male-dominated, male-documented world of ancient Israel and early Christianity, a woman who asserted herself was the equivalent of a prostitute. In a world where religious law severely limited women's opportunities, those who did use prostitution and adultery to find a form of freedom not readily available to women where castigated for their actions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664256228
• ISBN13: 9780664256227
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"