"Exploring six Gospel texts in which women encounter Jesus, Frances Taylor Gench encourages us to view these stories anew. Summarizing and making accessible the work of a diversity of feminist scholars while also engaging many of the more traditional voices of the past, she examines each story's language, structure, and literary and sociocultural context, and recounts many traditional and contemporary interpretations. In the process, she opens up new possibilities for reading these texts. This book includes helpful questions for discussion."--BOOK JACKET.