I consider them Exhibits A B and C in the argument against the Bible being a hopelessly sexist document.

Books in the bible with women's names. Used in the Bible as another name for Jerusalem. The list appears in alphabetical order. Abigail - The mother of Amasa Sister of David1 Chronicles Abigail - The wife of the wicked Nabal who became a wife of David after Nabals death.

These three texts also make the actions of women their central concern. A town in the south of Judah between Benjamin and Ephraim. Marcel Therouxs The Secret Books is published by Faber.

This list distinguishes the names between the New and Old Testaments. The following is an incomplete list of women found in the Hebrew and Christian Bible. New Testament scholar Craig Blomberg and other complementarians assert there are three primary texts that are critical to the traditional view of women and womens roles.

Each of these sites gives details on which book in the Bible contains these women and their stories. Thus Eve because of her association with the creation of the world along with its cognates Eva and Evelyn enjoyed widespread popularity as did several poetic names as Sarah meaning lady princess. It shows the honor women are given in both the Jewish and Christian scripture traditions.

Names of the Women could do with a few more moments that share its simplicity and obliqueness. The house of God. The following list is the 7 books that the Catholics include that the Protestants do not.

In the Bible starting with the Hebrew scriptures or Old Testement at least 2 books are named after women Ruth and Esther. Three of them bear womens names. 1 Corinthians 1434-35 where women are commanded to be silent in the church.