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" Fierce : "
Alice Connor.
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BL
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852442
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Connor, Alice
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Fierce : : women of the Bible and their stories of violence, mercy, bravery, wisdom, sex, and salvation /\ Alice Connor.
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| Publication Statement
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Minneapolis, MN :: Fortress Press,, [2017]
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, ©2017
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Theology for the people
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1 online resource (x, 182 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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1506410715
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: 9781506410715
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1506410707
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9781506410708
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Introduction : together with certain women -- part 1. The only four (plus Mary). Tamar : when sleeping with your father-in-law is righteous -- Rahab and Bathsheba : who's naked now? -- Ruth : who are you responsible for? -- Mary Theotokos : more than meets the eye -- part 2. Hebrew women. Asherah : so God had a wife, maybe? : probably -- Eve : mother of all living -- Hagar : Abraham's other woman -- Deborah and Jael : women on top -- Song of Songs : the sexy, sexy Bible -- Widows : those left behind -- Jerusalem : I don't love you, and I always will -- Susanna's choice -- part 3. Christian women. At the well and on the road : women back-talking God -- Mary and Martha : Jesus' family of choice -- Herodias and Herodias : not so sexy after all -- Priscilla and Phoebe and Lydia and Rhoda : Paul's church ladies -- Mary of Magdala : who lives, who dies, who tells your story?
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Women in the bible are indeed powerful, wise, and brave. Often only understood in their relationship to men, these women are courageous and faithful. Discover your own compelling story within these pages and see that you too are Fierce.
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Women in the Bible.
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BIBLES-- General.
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RELIGION-- Biblical Reference-- General.
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RELIGION-- Biblical Reference-- Handbooks.
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Women in the Bible.
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220.92082
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BS575.C66 2017eb
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