There are untold numbers of female Prophets hiding in the masculine grammar and androcentric focus of the Hebrew scriptures.
Gafney explores prophetic practices in Ancient Israel, different models for women\'s sacred roles in the Near Eastern environment, and changing understandings of women\'s leadership in early and rabbinic Judaism as well..
Now they come to the foreground as Wilda C.
Women Prophets gave powerful voice to Yahwist faith at the formative moments in Ancient Israel\'s development, and were expected in biblical visions of the future.
Each of them is a daughter of Miriam, the mother of all women-prophets.
All of these female Prophets have an intimate connection with the God of Israel; they express that connection by singing, dancing, drumming, speaking with and for God, waging war, performing miracles, exercising statecraft, and giving birth.
The rabbinic and Christian fathers analyzed and found more Women in the scriptures who function as Prophets than the biblical authors identify.
There are women-Prophets in the communities around biblical Israel, existing for hundreds of years and even a thousand years before the Israelite and Judean Prophets recorded their messages.
There are untold numbers of female Prophets hiding in the masculine grammar and androcentric focus of the Hebrew scriptures
