Becoming a True Worshiper Book

This book was well worth reading...It is an academic but very readable treatment of the named women in the four gospels of the New Testament (who are only fifteen - although many more are named in Acts and the Letters.) Bauckham goes into various aspects of the background, role and importance of the named women. He reviews different points of view, giving a lot of time and credit to feminist theologians, and gives his well-argued conclusions and opinions. The final chapter is especially interesting on the various women who play a part in the resurrection narratives. I am so pleased I read it - I feel closer to these often overlooked women now.