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Twelve Apostolic Women by Turpin, Joanne is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is Twelve Apostolic Women about?
"Buried treasure" is a popular way of describing women in the New Testament. Rarely are these women presented as role models and rarely do they get mentioned in homilies! Choices for Sunday readings do little to highlight these women's contributions to the early church and the spread of Christianity. The women portrayed in this book embody the enduring values that answer our spiritual needs and satisfy our spiritual hunger. Their moral courage, selfless love and fidelity to Jesus' teachings make them models of discipleship-models that never go out of fashion. Turpin brings to life these Peter's wife, Salome, Mary (wife of Cleopas), Joanna (wife of Chuza), Martha and Mary of Bethany, Mary of Magdala, Mary of Jerusalem, Tabitha of Joppa, Lydia of Philippi, Prisca (coworker of Paul) and Phoebe (deacon of Cenchreae). Each chapter includes an imaginative portrait of the woman disciple, based on current Scripture scholarship and other historical and archaeological resources; an afterword that updates the reader on the woman; faith-sharing questions; sidebar quotes pertaining to the woman or the time period or some trait of the woman; and an original prayer about the woman.
Who reads Twelve Apostolic Women?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Turpin, Joanne
- Publisher
- Saint Anthony Messenger Press and Franciscan; St. Anthony Messenger Press
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780867165258
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Christian, Religion, Bible
- Rating
- 4.1 / 5 (10 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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