Before You Were Born, I Anointed You

This is a fascinating, well-written, and very useful book. It sets out on a quest to uncover women prophets in the Bible silenced by patriarchy and misogyny in subsequent interpretation. Its inclusion of 'enacted parables' in the stories of women, particularly in the New Testament in women's encounters with Jesus, is particularly insightful, demonstrating how the Bible can be used today to resist patriarchal readings and structures within the life of the church. --Dorothy A. Lee, University of Divinity, Trinity College Theological School We often speak today of giving voice to those at the margins. Anna's comprehensive study, in which she uncovers the hidden female prophets of both the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures, does just that. . . . I recommend the reading of this book to all who wish to deepen their understanding of the role and place of the female prophet in our Christian faith tradition. --Patty Andrew, OSU, teacher educator, Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Parramatta