The Woman's Bible

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The Woman's Bible is a late-19th-century feminist critique and reinterpretation of biblical texts that challenged traditional religious justifications for women's subordination.

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The Woman's Bible canonical 4
The Woman's Bible, Part I 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical commentary ⓘ
book ⓘ
feminist work ⓘ
religious critique ⓘ
aim to challenge religious justifications for women's subordination ⓘ
to critique biblical passages relating to women ⓘ
associatedWithOrganization National American Woman Suffrage Association ⓘ
author Elizabeth Cady Stanton ⓘ
contributor Frances Ellen Burr ⓘ
Lillie Devereux Blake ⓘ
Matilda Joslyn Gage ⓘ
controversy criticized by conservative religious leaders ⓘ
disavowed by some suffrage leaders ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticizedDoctrine biblical basis of female subordination ⓘ
editorialStance critical of patriarchal interpretations of scripture ⓘ
firstVolumePublicationYear 1895 ⓘ
focus reinterpretation of biblical texts about women ⓘ
genre biblical criticism ⓘ
feminist theology ⓘ
hasPart Part I: The Pentateuch ⓘ
Part II: Prophets and New Testament ⓘ
historicalContext United States woman suffrage movement ⓘ
impact influenced later feminist biblical scholarship ⓘ
sparked debate within the woman suffrage movement ⓘ
influenced Christian feminist movements ⓘ
feminist theology in the 20th century ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Bible ⓘ
feminism ⓘ
women and religion ⓘ
movement first-wave feminism ⓘ
notableEditor Elizabeth Cady Stanton ⓘ
perspective feminist ⓘ
publicationPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
publisherLocation New York City ⓘ
questionedConcept biblical inerrancy ⓘ
relatedWork Eighty Years and More ⓘ
religiousTraditionCritiqued Christianity ⓘ
secondVolumePublicationYear 1898 ⓘ
structure commentary organized around selected biblical passages ⓘ
targetAudience religious reformers ⓘ
women ⓘ
theme patriarchy in scripture ⓘ
reinterpretation of religious authority ⓘ
women's rights in religious traditions ⓘ
volumeCount 2 ⓘ

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton → coAuthorOf → The Woman's Bible ⓘ
Elizabeth Cady Stanton → notableWork → The Woman's Bible ⓘ
Elizabeth Cady Stanton → notableWork → The Woman's Bible ⓘ
subject linked to: Stanton
Part I: The Pentateuch → partOf → The Woman's Bible ⓘ
Part I: The Pentateuch → workIncludedIn → The Woman's Bible, Part I ⓘ
linked to: The Woman's Bible