For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels. Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord. For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God. Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God." Beth Allison Barr (2008). The Pastoral Care of Women in Late Medieval England. Boydell Press. p.73. ISBN 978-1-84383-373-4. Ruether, Rosemary Radford (1998). Introducing Redemption in Christian Feminism. Sheffield, England: Sheffield Academic Press. p.Foreword. ISBN 978-1-85075-888-4.

Trible, Phyllis (1984). Texts of Terror: Literary-feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives. Fortress Press. pp.1–2. ISBN 978-1451416183. These verses read in the Authorized Version "Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law. And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church." Richardson, Peter (25 June 2016). "Book Review: Margaret MacDonald. Early Christian Women and Pagan Opinion: The Power of the Hysterical Woman. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996". Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses. 27 (2): 214–215. doi: 10.1177/000842989802700210. S2CID 151446199.Key Features: Introductions for each Bible book, color maps of biblical lands, dictionary/concordance of key Bible names and terms a b Frymer-Kensky, Tykva (1998). " "Deuteronomy" ". In Newsom, Carol A.; Ringe, Sharon H. (eds.). The Women's Bible Commentary (Seconded.). Westminster John Knox. p.591. ISBN 9780664257811. a b c d e f Tetlow, Elisabeth Meier (2004). Women, Crime and Punishment in Ancient Law and Society: Volume 1: The Ancient Near East. New York: Continuum. ISBN 978-0-8264-1629-2. Telushkin, Joseph. Biblical Literacy: The Most Important People, Events, and Ideas of the Hebrew Bible. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1997. p. 403.

The opera Salome by Richard Strauss was highly controversial when first composed due to its combination of biblical theme, eroticism and murder. [153] The story of her dance before Herod with the head of John the Baptist on a silver platter led medieval Christian artists to depict her as the personification of the lascivious woman, a temptress who lures men away from salvation. [154] Strauss' opera is based upon Oscar Wilde's play Salome which depicts her in the role of femme fatale. [155] This biblical story has long been a favorite of painters as well. Notable representations of Salome include Masolino da Panicale, Filippo Lippi, Benozzo Gozzoli, Leonardo da Vinci followers Andrea Solario and Bernardino Luini, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Titian, Caravaggio, Guido Reni, Fabritius, Henri Regnault, Georges Rochegrosse, Gustave Moreau, Lovis Corinth and Federico Beltran-Masses. The central Christian prohibition against porneia "collided with the deeply entrenched patterns of Roman permissiveness" and exploitation. [93] Harper writes that Christianity sought to establish equal sexual consideration for both men and women within the sanctity of marriage, and to protect all from exploitation whatever their circumstance. [94] This was a transformation in the "deep logic" of sexual morality, a revolution in the rules of behavior, but also, a true transformation in the very image of the human being as free, with power and responsibility for one's own self. [95] Key Features: Explanation of the plan of salvation, illustrations by an award-winning artist, 120 Bible character profiles a b Keener, Craig S. (2009). Paul, Women, and Wives: Marriage and Women's Ministry in the Letters of Paul. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrikson Publishers Inc. ISBN 978-0-943575-96-4.Getty-Sullivan, Mary Ann (2001). Women in the New Testament. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press. ISBN 978-0-8146-2546-0. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Frymer-Kensky, Tikva (2006). Studies in Bible and feminist criticism (1sted.). Philadelphia, PA: Jewish Publication Society. ISBN 9780827607989. OCLC 62127975.

In the West, the status of Egyptian women was high, and their legal rights approached equality with men throughout the last three millennia BCE. [7] :5–6 A few women even ruled as pharaohs. [7] :7 However, historian Sarah Pomeroy explains that even in those ancient patriarchal societies where a woman could occasionally become queen, her position did not empower her female subjects. [8] :x The Levite butchers her body and uses it to rouse Israel against the tribe of Benjamin. Civil war follows nearly wiping out an entire tribe. To resuscitate it, hundreds of women are captured and forced into marriage. Fryman-Kensky says, "Horror follows horror." [2] The narrator caps off the story with "in those days there was no king in Israel and every man did as he pleased." The decline of Israel is reflected in the violence against women that takes place when government fails and social upheaval occurs. [56] :14 From the publisher: “Barbour’s KJV Study Bible has informed and inspired more than 350,000 readers since its initial release. Now The KJV Cross Reference Study Bible is even better with an exciting women’s edition! This Bible includes many additional features on top of all the study helps you love: 6,500 study notes, individual book introductions, words of Christ in red, a dictionary/concordance, and full-color maps. Plus The KJV Cross Reference Study Bible—Women’s Edition includes many additional study features.” a b c d Hovhannisyan, Hayk (2014). Men and Women in the Ministry for Christ. Bloomington, Indiana: West Bow Press. p.297. ISBN 978-1-4908-5075-7.Gardner, Jane F. (1991). Women in Roman Law & Society. Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. p.67. ISBN 978-0-253-20635-0. Odell-Scott, D.W. "Editorial dilemma: the interpolation of 1 Cor 14:34–35 in the western manuscripts of D, G and 88." Web: 15 Jul 2010. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0LAL/is_2_30/ai_94332323/