UNNAMED WOMEN OF THE EPISTLES

Unnatural Intercourse of Women Rom 1:26

• “Unnatural Intercourse of Women” (pp.468-469) by Bernadette J. Brooten in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “Romans” (pp.547-556) by Beverly Roberts Gaventa in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Romans 1:18-32: A Commentary” in Love Between Women: Early Christian Responses to Female Homoeroticism by Bernadette J. Brooten (1996)

• “The Bible and Homosexuality” by Bruce Wells

• “Homosexuality and the Bible” by Kristin Swenson (video)

• “Sexuality in Paul’s Letters” by Jimmy Hoke

Married Woman Rom 7:2-3

• “Married Woman” (p. 469) by Sheila Briggs in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “Romans” (pp.547-556) by Beverly Roberts Gaventa in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Divorce” (pp.217-219) by Robert W. Wall in The Anchor Bible Dictionary, vol. 2 (1992)

Mother of Rufus: Rom 16:13

•  Women in the Greetings of Romans 16:1-16: A Study of Mutuality and Women’s Ministry by Susan Mathew (2013)

• “Women in Romans 16:1-16” (Ch.4) in Women in the Greetings of Romans 16:1-16: A Study of Mutuality and Women’s Ministry by Susan Mathew (2013)

• “Mother of Rufus” (p.469) by Jouette M. Bassler in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “Romans” (pp.547-556) by Beverly Roberts Gaventa in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

Sisters Greeted by Paul Rom 16:14

• “Sisters (and Brothers) Greeted by Paul” (pp.469-470) by Ross S. Kraemer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

Sister of Nereus: Rom 16:15

•  Women in the Greetings of Romans 16:1-16: A Study of Mutuality and Women’s Ministry by Susan Mathew (2013)

• “Women in Romans 16:1-16” (Ch.4) in Women in the Greetings of Romans 16:1-16: A Study of Mutuality and Women’s Ministry by Susan Mathew (2013)

• “Sister of Nereus” (p.470) by Jouette M. Bassler in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “Romans” (pp.547-556) by Beverly Roberts Gaventa in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

Woman Living with Her Husband's Son: 1 Cor 5:1

• “Woman Living with Her Husband’s Son” (p.470) by Sheila Briggs in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “1 Corinthians” (pp .557-565) by Jouette M. Bassler in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Sex, Food, and the Pollution of the Corinthian Body” (Ch.7) in The Corinthian Body by Dale B. Martin (1995)

• “Women Consecrated in Body and Spirit: 1 Corinthians 5-7” (Ch.4) in The Corinthian Women Prophets: A Reconstruction Through Paul's Rhetoric by Antoinette Clark Wire

Prostitute: 1 Cor 6:15

• “Prostitute” (pp.470-471) by Ross S. Kraemer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “Sex, Food, and the Pollution of the Corinthian Body” (Ch.7) in The Corinthian Body by Dale B. Martin (1995)

• “Women Consecrated in Body and Spirit: 1 Corinthians 5-7” (Ch.4) in The Corinthian Women Prophets: A Reconstruction Through Paul's Rhetoric by Antoinette Clark Wire

• “Prostitution in the Bible” by Jennifer Knust (video)

Married Women, Unmarried Women, & Women Married to Unbelievers: 1 Cor 7

• “Married Women (and Men), Unmarried Women (and Men), and Women (and Men) Married to Unbelievers” (pp.471-474) by Sheila Briggs in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “1 Corinthians” (pp .557-565) by Jouette M. Bassler in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Women Consecrated in Body and Spirit: 1 Corinthians 5-7” (Ch.4) in The Corinthian Women Prophets: A Reconstruction Through Paul's Rhetoric by Antoinette Clark Wire

• Paul on Marriage and Celibacy: The Hellenistic Background of 1 Corinthians 7 by Will Deming (2004)

• “Marriage in the New Testament” by Jill E. Marshall

• “Sexuality in Paul’s Letters” by Jimmy Hoke

• “Why Did Paul Prefer Singleness for Himself and Others?” by Kutter Callaway

Sister/Wife who Accompanies Apostles Other than Paul: 1 Cor 9:5

• “Sister/Wife Who Accompanies Apostles Other Than Paul” (pp.474-475) by Margaret M. Mitchell in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “Women Having Authority as Participants of Christ: 1 Corinthians 8-11” (Ch.5) in The Corinthian Women Prophets: A Reconstruction Through Paul's Rhetoric by Antoinette Clark Wire (1995)

Women Praying and Prophesying: 1 Cor 11:2-16

• “Women Praying and Prophesying” (pp.474-475) by Margaret M. Mitchell in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “1 Corinthians” (pp.557-565) by Jouette M. Bassler in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Women Having Authority as Participants of Christ: 1 Corinthians 8-11” (Ch.5) in The Corinthian Women Prophets: A Reconstruction Through Paul's Rhetoric by Antoinette Clark Wire (1995)

• “A Feminist Analysis of the Veiling Passage (1 Corinthians 11:2–16): Who really cares that Paul was not a Gender Egalitarian after all?” by Shelly Matthews

• “The Church at Corinth” by Edward Adams

Women Commanded to be 'Silent' in the Assemblies: 1 Cor 14:33-36

• “Women Commanded to Be ‘Silent in the Assemblies” (pp.477-478) by Margaret M. Mitchell in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “1 Corinthians” (pp.557-565) by Jouette M. Bassler in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Spiritual Women Speak for God and to God: 1 Corinthians 12-14” (Ch. 7) in The Corinthian Women Prophets: A Reconstruction Through Paul's Rhetoric by Antoinette Clark Wire (1995)

• “Women in the Worship of the Community (1 Corinthians 11-14)” (pp.226-233) in In Memory of Her: A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins by Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza (1984)

Sisters to Whom the Risen Jesus Appeared: 1 Cor 15:6

• “Sisters (and Brothers) to Whom the Risen Jesus Appeared” (p.479) by Ross S. Kraemer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “1 Corinthians” (pp.557-565) by Jouette M. Bassler in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Women Rise to New Life in Christ: 1 Corinthians 15-16” (Ch. 8) in The Corinthian Women Prophets: A Reconstruction Through Paul's Rhetoric by Antoinette Clark Wire (1995)

Believers as Daughters of God: 2 Cor 6:18

• “Believers as Daughters (and Sons) of God” (pp. 479-480) by Ross S. Kraemer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

Born of a Woman Gal 4:4

• “Born of a Woman” (p. 480) by Ross S. Kraemer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “Galatians” (pp.570-575) by Carolyn Osiek in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Galatia” by Davina C. Lopez

The Free Woman, Mother of a Son of Abraham (Hagar): Gal 4:22

• “The Free Woman, Mother of a Son of Abraham” (p.480) by Ross S. Kraemer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “Galatians” (pp.570-575) by Carolyn Osiek in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Allegories of Hagar: Reading Galatians 4:21-31 with Postmodern Feminist Eyes” by Elizabeth A. Castelli in The New Literary Criticism and the New Testament, edited by Elizabeth Struthers Malbon and Edgar McKnight (1994)

• “Twists and Turns in Paul’s Allegory” by Letty M. Russell in Hagar, Sarah, and Their Children: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives, edited by Phyllis Trible & Letty M. Russell (2006)

• “Hagar” by Wil Gafney

• “Sarah” by Tammi J. Schneider

Wives Submit to Husbands (Wives and Husbands Exhorted): Eph 5:22-33; Col 3:18-19; 1 Pet 3:1-7

• “Wives (and Husbands) Exhorted” (pp.480-482) by Sarah J. Tanzer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “Ephesians” (pp.576-580) by E. Elizabeth Johnson in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Ephesians” by Sarah Tanzer in Searching the Scriptures: A Feminist Commentary, edited by Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza (1994)

• “Household Codes” by David L. Balch in Greco-Roman Literature and the New Testament: Selected Forms and Genres, edited by David. E. Aune (1988)

• “‘Family’ in Church and Society of New Testament Times” by Peter Lampe

• “Household Codes” by Carolyn Osiek

• “Reading the Household Codes Critically” by Angela Standhartinger

• “Submission in Context: Christ and the Greco-Roman Household Codes” by Rachel Held Evans

Mother to Be Honored: Eph 6:2-3 (See also: Mother (& Father) to be Honored)

• “Mother (and Father) to Be Honored” (p.483) by Ross S. Kraemer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “Ephesians” (pp.576-580) by E. Elizabeth Johnson in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Household Codes” by Carolyn Osiek

Women (& Men) Slave Owners: Eph 6:7

• “Women (and Men) Slave Owners” (pp.483-484) by Ross S. Kraemer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “Slavery” (Greco-Roman)” by S. Scott Bartchy in The Anchor Bible Dictionary, vol. 6, 1992

• “Ephesians” (pp.576-580) by E. Elizabeth Johnson in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• Slavery and Society at Rome by Keith R. Bradley (1994)

• Slaves and Masters in the Roman Empire: A Study in Social Control by Keith R. Bradley (1987)

• “Body Work: Slavery in the Pauline Church” (Ch.2) in Slavery In Early Christianity by Jennifer A. Glancy (2006)

• Slavery as Salvation: The Metaphor of Slavery in Pauline Christianity by Dale B. Martin (1990)

• “Slavery in the New Testament” by Katy E. Valentine

• “Slavery and the New Testament” by Dale Martin (video)

• “Paul’s Letters and Modern Race Relations” by Love L. Sechrest (video)

• “Household Codes” by Carolyn Osiek

The Loyal Companion: Phil 4:3

• “Loyal Companion” (p.484) by Ross S. Kraemer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “Philippians” by Carla Swafford Works in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Women Leaders in the Philippian Church?” by Nijay K. Gupta

• “Famous Philippians” by F. Scott Spencer

• “Philippi” by Peter Oakes

Nurse Caring for Her Children: 1 Thess 2:7

• “Nurse Caring for Her Children” (pp.485-486) by Ross S. Kraemer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “1 Thessalonians” by Monya A. Stubbs in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “The Social Role of the Nurse in the Roman World” (Ch.2) in Discovering the Roman Family: Studies in Roman Social History by Keith R. Bradley (1991)

Pregnant Woman in Labor: 1 Thess 5:3

• “Pregnant Woman in Labor” (p.486) by Ross S. Kraemer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “1 Thessalonians” by Monya A. Stubbs in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

Women Who Profess Reverence for God: 1 Tim 2:9-15

• “Women Who Profess Reverence for God” (pp.487-489) by Lucinda A. Brown in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “1 Timothy” by Joanna Dewey in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “1 Timothy 2:9-15 and the Place of Women in the Church’s Ministry” by David M. Scholer in A Feminist Companion to the Deutero-Pauline Epistles, edited by Amy-Jill Levine and Marianne Blickenstaff (2003)

• Paul, Women Teachers, and the Mother Goddess at Ephesus: A Study of 1 Timothy 2:9-15 in Light of the Religious and Cultural Milieu of the First Century by Sharon Hodgin Gritz (1991)

• “For the sake of the Gospel, Let Women Speak” by Rachel Held Evans

• “Disproving the Prooftext | Episode 2 | 1 Timothy 2:12” by The Bible for Normal People (video)

• “Pastoral Epistles” by David L. Eastman (video)

Women Deacons: 1 Tim 3:11

• “Women Deacons” (pp.489-490) by Lucinda A. Brown in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “1 Timothy” by Joanna Dewey in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Rereading Paul: Early Interpreters of Paul on Women and Gender” by Margaret Y. MacDonald in Women & Christian Origins, edited by Ross Shepard Kraemer and Mary Rose D’Angelo (1999)

• “The Patriarchal Household of God and the Ekklesia of Women” in In Memory of Her: A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins (1984)

• When Women Were Priests: Women's Leadership in the Early Church and the Scandal of Their Subordination in the Rise of Christianity by Karen Jo Torjesen (1993)

• The Legend and the Apostle: The Battle for Paul in Story and Canon by Dennis Ronald MacDonald (1983)

• “Women in Early Christianity” by Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza (video)

• “Pastoral Epistles” by David L. Eastman (video)

Women Tale Tellers: 1 Tim 4:7

• “Women Tale Tellers” (p.491) by Lucinda A. Brown in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “1 Timothy” by Joanna Dewey in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “The Pastoral Epistles Against ‘Old Wives Tales’” (Ch.3) in The Legend and the Apostle: The Battle for Paul in Story and Canon by Dennis Ronald MacDonald (1983)

Older & Younger Women: 1 Tim 5:2

• “Older and Younger Women” (pp.491-492) by Sarah J. Tanzer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “1 Timothy” by Joanna Dewey in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

Widows: 1 Tim 5:3-16

• “Widows” (pp.492-493) by Lucinda A. Brown in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “1 Timothy” by Joanna Dewey in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Rereading Paul: Early Interpreters of Paul on Women and Gender” by Margaret Y. MacDonald in Women & Christian Origins, edited by Ross Shepard Kraemer and Mary Rose D’Angelo (1999)

• “Limits and Differentiation: The Calculus of Widows in 1 Timothy 5.3-16” by Jouette M. Bassler in A Feminist Companion to the Deutero-Pauline Epistles, edited by Amy-Jill Levine and Marianne Blickenstaff (2003)

• “1 Timothy 5.3-16 and the Leadership of Women in the Early Church” by Bonnie Thurston in A Feminist Companion to the Deutero-Pauline Epistles, edited by Amy-Jill Levine and Marianne Blickenstaff (2003)

"Silly" or Little Women: 2 Tim 3:6

• “‘Silly’ or Little Women” (p.494) by Lucinda A. Brown in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “2 Timothy” by Joanna Dewey in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

Older & Younger Women Exhorted: Ti 2:3-5

• “Older and Younger Women Exhorted” (pp.494-495) by Sarah J. Tanzer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “Titus” by Joanna Dewey in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Pastoral Epistles” by David L. Eastman (video)

• “The Letter of Paul to Titus” from Bible Odyssey

Women Who Received Their Dead by Resurrection: Heb 11:35-36

• “Women Who Received Their Dead by Resurrection” (p.496) by Mary Rose D’Angelo in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “Hebrews” by Mary Rose D’Angelo in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Rise of Belief in Resurrection within Biblical Religion” by Stephen L. Cook

Widows & Orphans: Jm 1:27

• “Widows (and Orphans)” (p.496) by Ross S. Kraemer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “James” by Gay L. Byron in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Widow” by Bible Odyssey

Sister In Need: Jm 2:15

• “Sister (or Brother) in Need” (p.497) by Ross S. Kraemer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “James” by Gay L. Byron in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

Women Teachers: Jm 3:1

• “Women Teachers” (p.497) by Ross S. Kraemer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “James” by Gay L. Byron in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

Holy Women of the Past: 1 Pet 3:5

• “Holy Women of the Past” (p.499) by Sarah J. Tanzer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “1 Peter” by Cynthia Briggs Kittredge in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

• “Sarah” by Tammi J. Schneider

Women Moved by the Holy Spirit: 2 Pet 1:21

• “Women (& Men) Moved by the Holy Spirit” (p.499) by Ross S. Kraemer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

Elect Lady: 2 Jn 1,5

• “Elect Lady” (pp.500-501) by Ross S. Kraemer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)

• “1, 2, and 3 John” by Gail R. O’Day in Women’s Bible Commentary: Revised and Updated, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)

Elect Sister: 2 Jn 1:1

• “Elect Sister” (p.501) by Ross S. Kraemer in Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament, edited by Carol Meyers (2001)