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Women In Ancient Christianity: The New Discoveries

Scholar Karen King examines the evidence concerning women's important place in early Christianity. She draws a surprising new portrait of Mary Magdalene and outlines the stories of previously unknown early Christian women.

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Scholar Karen King examines the evidence concerning women’s important place in early Christianity. She draws a surprising new portrait of Mary Magdalene and outlines the stories of previously unknown early Christian women.

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Karen L. King

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https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/first/women.html

Publisher

WGBH

Date

1998

Language

English

Citation

Karen L. King, “Women In Ancient Christianity: The New Discoveries,”

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