The depiction of Biblical women in the letters of Abelard and Heloise

History & geography   |   Ancient history   |   Term papers   |   05/10/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : « in rapid succession cites Proverbs and Ecclesiastes in their admonishment to avoid wicked women and then proceeds to name the women of the Bible that brought ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Heloise's response to Abelard . Jephthah's daughter. Wetherbee's interpretation . Heloise's wicked women. The Ethiopian woman. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Alisoun, Dorigen, and the Conventions of Women

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/10/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : « The Bible is also the basis for which women are made to dress plainly, have sex only for procreation, and if possible to remain virgins. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Men in Chaucer's age. The concept of having the husband hold sovereignty . Alisoun's ability to interpret the Bible. Alisoun's financial position . The largest component to Alisoun's personality . Conclusion. Works cited....»

The status of Women in first-century Jewish culture

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   04/21/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Jewish Texts The first source usually relied on for the argument that Jewish women were subjugated is the Hebrew Bible, known to Christians as the Old Testament ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Jewish texts. The Hebrew Bible. The New Testament . Negativity about women in the ancient Jewish scriptures . New Testament texts. The destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem . Women traveling with Jesus . The accounts of women's...»

Feminism and Eve

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   School essay   |   10/22/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « According to Stanton, the Bible had many flaws regarding women. In the Women s Bible, Stanton refers to the story of Adam and Eve as an allegory or a myth. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The position of Adam when Eve ate the fruit. Women having a child without the man . The book Eve: Accused or Acquitted by Joseph Abraham. The feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton from the late 1800's. The views of the authors Wolosky and...»

Women in religion

Social studies   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   06/03/2009   |   .ppt   |   28 slides
Document abstract : « The presentation will highlight points like Jesus and how he treated women along with looking at some women mentioned in the Bible and those that were deciles ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Women in the background. Jesus and women. Jesus' genealogy. Female disciples. New Testament. Women in the Muslim world. The salvation army. The Catholic Church. Mennonites. Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Katrina Swanson. Katharine...»

New testament portrayals of Mary Magdalene

History & geography   |   Medieval history   |   Term papers   |   05/06/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « Schaberg, Jane, Luke, in Carol A. Newsom and Sharon H. Ringe, eds., The Women s Bible Commentary, 275 292. Louisville, KY: Westminster, 1992. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Mary Magdalene in the Gospels. Mary Magdalene in the Gospel of Luke. Anointed by women. Martha and Mary. The demoniac. The steadfast disciple. Authority in the New Testament. Conclusion. Bibliography...»

How Kate Chopin's ‘The Awakening' contributed to the evolution of feminism

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   11/25/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « Although there are also statements in the Bible that contradict, the churches often silenced women with quotes from the book, one of them being found in a ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Understanding the feminist theme in The Awakening.. The missing message.. The character of Edna.. Participate in frank talk.. A warning to women.. No sexual urges - except where they would produce a child. . Conclusion.....»

A wife's role in marriage

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   07/28/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « The latter part of Genesis 3:14 says that man would dominate women. This was only after Adam and Eve sinned against god. The bible gives practical advice on ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Thesis statement.. Introduction.. A wife's submissiveness in marriage.. Thesis.. Submissive or Subservient?. What does submissiveness really mean?. What is involved in being submissive?. The Feminist view.. The Christian view.. The Capable...»

The Anti-Christ in the Bible

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   05/13/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « In fact, the Antichrist is not so clearly or consistently defined in the Bible. name John was a common one in the ancient world, like the name Mary for women. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Letters of John. 2 Thessalonians. Revelation. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

How does "Boating for Beginners" (Jeanette Winterson) use intertextuality to comment the world?

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « and Sheila. The author gives these three women the identity which they had been deprived of in the Bible. Moreover, Jeanette Winterson ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Boating for Beginners as a parody of different literary genres.. Parody and rewriting as subversive elements.. Boating for Beginners: A 'comic book'.. A mixture of literary genres.. Boating for Beginners as a 'Satire Parody' of our...»

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