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The Bible Misogyny Analysis

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approach to the text, could lead a person to accuse, God, Jesus, The Bible and its authors of misogyny. The fact is that the Bible’s inclusive treatment of women presents them as neither inferior nor superior to men, but as equals. God created man and women in his image, he created Eve to be helpmate not a stepping stool. Furthermore, God gave women the greatest gift of all which is to give life to the One who gives life, salvation, joy, and hope to many in the past and the future.

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