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The purpose of this chapter is to examine female imagery as it is interpreted in a particular Bible-centered Protestant tradition, the pentecostal churches of Edinburgh, Scotland.* My intention is to throw light on some general characteristics of female imagery, some particular aspects of Christian female imagery, and a specific case of pentecostal female imagery which de-emphasizes motherhood and virginity.
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Maltz, D.N. (1978). The Bride of Christ Is Filled With His Spirit. In: Hoch-Smith, J., Spring, A. (eds) Women in Ritual and Symbolic Roles. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2400-3_2
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