Prior to their discovery at Qumran near the Dead Sea in the 1940's, our oldest Hebrew scriptures are only one thousand years old. ... The language and style of the Hebrew Bible or Christian Old Testament continued the traditions of ancient Canaan. ... In the Old Testament there are stories regarding female heroic figures and women that have taken independent action, like Deborah or Jezebel. Generally though, the Old Testament delineates the gradual restriction of women's public, religious, personal, and economic roles. ... Apparently Deborah was instrumental also in the planning of...

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