Excavating Women Sharon Vaughn As Frieda peers through the

As Frieda peers through the window of the mysterious shop on the corner

Historical profile sidebars throughout the chapters allow students to gain greater insight into historical figures and events

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the global resurgence of religious identities

Excavating Women Sharon Vaughn As Frieda peers through theModern readers often look at the past with distorted presuppositions about women's participation in early Christianity. However, women had a prominent role in society and in religious leadership in the Greco Roman world. Excavating Women investigates the leadership of women in Christian churches during the first six centuries of the common era through a study of the archaeological remains. Carina Prestes surveys the role of women in Greco Roman