females in Bible

Itisestimatedthatamongover3,400figureswhohavecertainnamesinBible,onlyabout150arefemales.Andthatislessthan5%.Whoarethey?EveisthefirstwomanmentionedintheBible.ItwasAdamwhogaveherthename.EvelivedwithAdamintheGardenofEden.Eventually,however,withFallofman,thepairwereremovedfromthegardenbecauseshewasencouragedbytheserpenttoeatthefruitoftheTree,andwiththetemptation,ledAdamtoeattheforbiddenfruit.CreationofAdamMichelangeloCreationofEve----MichelangeloItisnotgoodthatthemanshouldbealone;Iwillmakehimacompanionfitforhim.AndGodcausedadeepsleeptofalluponAdam,andheslept:andhetookoneofhisribs,andclosedupthefleshinsteadthereof;Andtherib,whichGodhadtakenfromman,madeheawoman,andbroughtheruntotheman-------GenesisTraditionally,ChristiansbelievethatSaintMaryconceivedhersonmiraculouslybytheagencyoftheHolySpirit.TheNewTestamentbeginsitsaccountofMary'slifewiththeAnnunciation,whenangelGabrielappearedtoherandannouncedherdivineselectiontobethemotherofJesus.EarlierpaintingsofMaryandJesusDifferences?IntheNewTestament,shewasJesus'closefriendandthemostprominentduringhislastdays.WhenJesuswascrucifiedbytheRomans,MaryMagdalenewastheresupportinghiminhisfinalterrifyingmomentsandmourninghisdeath.Shestayedwithhimatthecrossafterthemalediscipleshadfled.MaryMagdaleneisthefirstpersonwhoseesJesus’Resurrection.Prostitute?MaryMagdaleneismentionedineachofthefourgospelsintheNewTestament,butnotoncedoesitsaythatshewasaprostituteorasinner.Incontrast,theCatholicchurchtaughtformanycenturiesthatMaryMagdalenewasthepersonmentionedintheGospelsasbothMaryofBethanyandthesinfulwomanwhoanointsJesusinLuke.Therefore,therepentantprostitutebecamethedominantelementinMaryMagdalene'sreputationdepictioninWesternartandreligiousliterature.TheLastSupperRuthinsistedonstayingwithhermother-in-lawNaomiafterherhusband’sdeathandtookcareofherwithallherwholeheartedly.TheyreturnedtoBethlehemInordertosupporthermother-in-lawandherself,Ruthwenttothefieldstoglean.ThefieldshewenttobelongstoamannamedBoaz,whowaskindtoherbecausehehadheardofherloyaltytohermother-in-lawandfinallymarriedher.KingXerxeschoseEsther,anorphanraisedbyhercousin,toreplacetherecalcitrantQueenVashti.Shesavedherhusband,herclansmanandherselfwithherwisdomandcoverge.AccordingtotheHebrewBible,theunnamedqueenofthelandofShebaheardofthegreatwisdomofKingSolomonofIsraelandjourneyedtherewithgiftsofspices,gold,preciousstonesandbeautifulwoodandtotesthimwithquestions.Shewastherepresentativesofpowerandwealth.BotharesaidtobebridesofGod,andbothareguiltyofidolatryandofreligiousandpoliticalallianceswithGentilenations.Thesekingdomsaredescribedasprostitutesandadulteresses,givenuptotheabominationsandidolatriesoftheEgyptiansandAssyrians.TheTenCommandmentsTenthYoushallnotcovetyourneighbor‘shouse;youshallnotcovetyourneighbor’swife,orhismanservant,orhismaidservant,orhisox,orhisass,oranythingthatisyourneighbor’s.“第十条：不可贪恋他人的房屋；也不可贪恋他人的妻子、仆婢、牛驴，及他一切所有的。1.PossessionofmanARibVSAMan?EveVSAdam2.Differentrolesof“mother”and“woman”FifthHonoryourfatherandyourmother,sothatyoumaylivelonginthelandtheLORDyourGodisgivingyou.当孝敬父母，使你的日子在耶和华你神所赐你的地上得以长久。SaintMaryconceivedhersonmiraculouslybytheagencyoftheHolySpirit.Infact,sheisatoolofprocreationaccordingtoGod’swill.Eve----controversyMary----worship3.CriterionofvirtuouswomanrecalcitrantQueenVashti-----EstherOholahandOholibah-----RuthMary“三从四德”女性1.Positiveimagesofwomen2.Monogamy3.Equality,humanrightsTheproblemofbisexualinequalityhasexistedsincethebeginningofhumanbeings.DifferentpeoplemayhavedifferentperspectivesontheattitudetowardswomeninBible.THANKS!