I'm in the middle of "The Firebrand" By Marion Zimmer Bradley. It's fabulous. It's the Trojan War myth told in the point of view of Princess Kassandra of Troy. It's a lot like her other books - very empowering to woman and so good it's hard to put down.
The writers of the bible got rid of as much as they could of positive/powerful female references that did not show women as dependant on men. There goes the Book of Ruth, and Lilith, and more... I was asked to not return to Sunday School as a teen because I questioned why Mary M was not recognized as an Apostle since it means "one who has seen Him Risen" and she was THE first to go check on the body and see what was going on.
I think it has may have more to do with the fact that there is an American Publishing company called North Light. They don't want the two confused. Sarajane
The terrible thing is that when we have questions about the Bible and we ask our clergymen, they don't always answer that question.
My niece asked why, if Christ knew that Judas was going to turn him in, do we consider him a traitor. He was doing what he was predestined to do. Her minister never did answer her. I theorized that "Man" calls him a traitor, not Christ.
And for a long time, it was punishable by death to be able to read unless you were a priest. It was also (for many centuries) the usual thing to make sure that all rites were conducted in a language unfamiliar to the members. It is quite common for religions, and political regimes, and caste structures of all kinds to work at keeping members ignorant--they are more easily controled that way. Only a very few really support education, and then its usually in narrowly defined areas--but at least its something!!
This is true even in cases where the leaders are saying loudly with words that they support education--but are quietly removing any financial or other *real* supports to education. Sarajane
Well, Kassandra is has the gift of seeing into the future in The Firebrand, and I looked up the publishing date and apparently is was first published in
1989, so I think that's the book we're talking about. :) I thought it was new, but not so!
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