Explore the trusted books, biblical commentaries, historical resources, and scholarly references used to research the women of the Bible on Women in Scripture.

Biblical Translations

• NIV Archaeological Study Bible. (2005). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
• The Archaeological Study Bible. (2005). Zondervan.
• The NIV Study Bible. (1995). Zondervan Publishing House.
• NIV Archaeological Study Bible: An Illustrated Walk Through Biblical History and Culture. (2005). Zondervan Publishers.
• The Women’s Study Bible. (1995). Thomas Nelson Publishers.
• Life Principles from the Women of the Bible: Speaking Boldly to the Women of Today. (1999). Advancing the Ministries Publishers.

Bible Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

• All the Women of the Bible. (1955). All the women of the Bible. HarperCollins Publishers.
• Women of the Bible. (1999). Zondervan Publishers.
• The Five Books of Miriam: A Woman’s Commentary on the Torah. (1996). The five books of Miriam: A woman’s commentary on the Torah. HarperCollins Publishers.

Ancient Historical Sources

• Warrior, Dancer, Seductress, Queen: Women in Judges and Biblical Israel. (1998). Anchor Bible Reference Library, Anchor Bible Publishers.
• Salisbury, J. E. (2001). Women in the ancient world. ABC-CLIO.
• Covington, R. (2005). In search of the real Virgin Mary. U.S. News & World Report (Special collectors edition).
• Josephus. (c. 93 CE). Jewish Antiquities (18.20).
• Josephus, F. (1987). The antiquities of the Jews (W. Whiston, Trans.). Hendrickson Publishers.
• Josephus. (c. 75 CE). The Jewish War (5.145).
• Josephus. (1987). The works of Josephus (W. Whiston, Trans.). Hendrickson Publishers. (Book 1.12.3.215).
• Josephus. (1862). The works of Flavius Josephus (A. M. William Whiston, Trans., 2 vols.). Bohn.
• Philo of Alexandria. (c. 20 BCE–50 CE). Quod omnis homo probus liber sit (75).
• Philo of Alexandria. (c. 20 BCE–50 CE). Apologia pro Judaeis (1).
• Herodias: At Home in That Fox’s Den. (2003). Liturgical Press.

Individual Research Articles

• Herod the Great
• http://www.ajewishbeliever.com/2012/03/leper-or-jar-maker-which-was-simon.html
• http://audlinbooks.com/identifying-simon-the-leper/
• All the Women of the Bible – Jael
• Hagar
• Jesus And Mary
• https://www.biblicaltraining.org/library/mount-olives
• http://www.biblestudy.org/maps/last-days-of-jesus-timeline.html
• Bible Study Monthly, http://www.biblefellowshipunion.co.uk/2006/Jul_Aug/JaelSisa.htm
• http://www.bible-history.com/geography/ancient-israel/bethany.html
• http://bibleatlas.org/bethany.htm
• 1 CENTCOM Cultural/Historical Advisory Group, https://www.cemml.colostate.edu/cultural/09476/egypt02-04enl.html.
• Commentary On The Book of Judges 2., Dr. Peter Pett BA, BD (Hons-London) DD,
  http://www.angelfire.com/ok/bibleteaching/judges2.html
• http://www.centuryone.org/essene.html
• https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/112064/jewish/Mariamne.htm
• https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf201.iii.vii.xxvi.html
• https://www.chosenpeople.com/site/the-influence-of-the-maccabees-in-jewish-history/
• Deborah and Jael: Bible Women, Women Warriors, http://www.womeninthebible.net/1.8.Deborah_Jael.htm
• Deborah and Jael, Dr. Claude Mariottini, http://claudemariottini.com/2009/07/06/deborah-and-jael/
  http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/9279-kenites
• http://dsmyers.com/homepage/God/mysteryofthelazerusesandsimontheleper.htm
• http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/clement-stromata-book3-english.html
• http://www.gracecentered.com/christian_forums/theology/was-hagar-pharaoh’s-daughter/5/?wap2
• https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/stamboom-homs/I6000000001046179057.php
• http://globalchristiancenter.com/christian-living/lesser-known-bible-people/31288-simons-son
• http://www.gracegems.org/Bonar/bethany_and_its_feast.htm
•  http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/7021-hagar
• Jael: Bible, Jewish Women’s Archive, Tikva Frymer-Kensky. http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/jael-bible
• Jael: Blessed Among Women Or Bible Bad Girl?, Heid, Bill, http://www.offthegridnews.com/2012/05/06/jael-blessed-among-women-or-bible-bad-girl/
• Jael, C.E. Shenk, http://www.biblestudytools.com/encyclopedias/isbe/jael.html
• Jael Wife of Heber The Kenite: Midrash and Aggadah, Tamar Kadari, http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/jael-wife-of-heber-kenite-midrash-and-aggadah
• Jewish Virtual Library, http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0012_0_11033.html
• http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/10415-mariamne
• http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0012_0_12153.html
• https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/hagar-midrash-and-aggadah
• Most Blessed of Women? Jael, Shawna R.T. Atteberry, http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2008/12/11/436/
• https://www.pesherofchrist.com/Peters_wifes_mother.html
• https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1010.htm
• http://www.womeninthebible.net/2.3.Martha_and_Mary.htm
• http://www.whiteestate.org/books/da/da58.html

External websites are provided as supplemental historical and educational resources. Inclusion does not necessarily imply endorsement of every theological perspective expressed by those authors.

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