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In Women in the Biblical World: New Testament, Dr. Mark Chavalas provides a historical survey of the status of women in the Graeco-Roman world, from the advent of alphabetic texts in the eastern Mediterranean and Aegean regions during the late eighth century BC, to the first century AD. He looks at Greek and Roman documents as well as classical-period documents from Egypt and other regions of the...

he says. But in verse 27, she says “After hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.” Why on earth would she? And then, of course, Mark, is now depicting Himself as omniscient. By the way, I know he’s writing and he’s divinely inspired, but this is also a great way for writers to allow the reader to enter into the fold. And if you think about it, the reader knows as much or more than the participants in the situation, and it’s, of course, enjoyable. I think of
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