Hidden Women of the Gospels

Midwest Book Review
Of the 1,426 people given names in the Old Testament, only 111 are female. The proportion is twice as great in the New Testament. Hidden Women Of The Gospels brings to life those very real women who were among Jesus' disciples. They take on color and flesh, and are "named". Raissa baked the bread and cooked the fishes, Rebecca is the mother of the man born blind, Deborah is the serving girl who confronts Peter, Hannah is the woman at the foot of the cross, Salome is the mother of James and John, Susanna is a shepherdess, Sara is Peter's mother-in-law, Leah is Jairus' wife, Claudia is the wife of Pilot, and Anna is an adulteress. Jesus' friendships and even brief contacts with women broke the taboos of a patriarchal society and encourage Christians to continue in considering women and men as equal in import and importance. Readers who meet these "hidden" women can discover through them a different perspective on the scriptures and on their lives.


Jeremy Harrington, publisher, St. Anthony Messenger
"Can a male profit from reading this book? I have. Its insights prompt understanding and prayer. The femine perspective enriches."


Book Description
Back in print--new paperback edition of the first-person testimones of women near Jesus who never got to tell their stories--until now!


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Kathy Coffery has given us a delightful look at some behind-the-scenes characters from the Gospels. In so doing she raises some key issues in spirituality--for women especially--and helps us all to confront the challenge the gospel message presents.


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