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Disparity Of Women In The Old Testament
One reason for this disparity is because woman played a very subservient role in the social, political and historical aspects and events in Biblical times. The women of the New Testament have not advanced much above the customs set for previous generations of women in the Old Testaments male-dominated society. Men are the religious, political, social and historical potentates in the bible, while woman are typically restricted to the household, as sexual objects and do not hold many leadership roles.
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