TY - BOOK AU - Cohick,Lynn H. TI - Women in the world of the earliest Christians: illuminating ancient ways of life SN - 9780801031724 AV - BR195 .W6 .C63 2009 U1 - 274/.01082 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Grand Rapids, Mich. PB - Baker Academic KW - Christian women KW - Rome KW - Social life and customs KW - Jewish women KW - Women N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-339) and indexes; Women as daughters -- Marriage and matron ideals -- Wives and the realities of marriage -- Motherhood -- Religious activities of Gentile women and God-fearers -- Religious activities and informal power of Jewish and Christian women -- Women's work -- Slaves and prostitutes -- Benefactors and the institution of patronage ER -