is it true that women were considered holy before the bible came out?

Answer 1

No. Woman were considered holy before certain parts of the bible were excluded, around the 3rd century.

Answer 2

Before the bible came out women were considered nurturers, but it wasn't easy to pronounce. Some "street wise" men decided holy was easier to say and probably more appropriate since the word holy was coming into vogue with expressions like "holy cow" and "holy Moses"...

Answer 3

Not really.

The bible, and preceding thora where compiled and selected over a period of 2000 years.
As such it didn't "come out" at any one time.

The world is a big place, and the bible, at the time it got it present form, only describe the jewish society, and early christian communities.

There are lots of religions in the world. Some have a positive view of women, some do not, but there are not a lot that see them as more "holy" than men.

Answer 4

Judaism, along with it's off-shoots, Christianity and Islam, originated in the Middle east and all three reflect a Patriarchal world view consonant with the cultures of that region at that time.. If you go back to the Paleo-lithic period much archeological evidence suggests that it was the women who had almost total responsibility for maintaining the culture. In much of Wester Europe, prior to the Christian Era, inheritance was sororo-lineal, a man's sister's children were his heirs, not those of his wife. A number of Paleo-pagan religions postulated a Goddess who gives birth to a male un-aided, then raises this male to be her consort, becoming, with him, the progenitors of all things. Holy women exist in many cultures, though they are holy due to an office, as a priestess or temple prostitute, rather than solely by virtue of gender. In some branches of modern Wicca the Priestess is automatically assumed to have eminance over the Priest. There was a Catholic religious order, later banned as heritical, which taught female superiority, male members of the community were expected to defer to female authority in all things. The Catholic Magdalene sect, also later condemned as heretical, believed that Mary Magdalene was not only not a prostitute-a position formalized among the Catholics by John Paul II-but was in fact the 13th and most favored disciple as well as being Jesus' wife. Granted, his Holiness wasn't willing to go that far. So you see, the world is a vast and diverse place, we can't over-generalize and speak of any particular view of women as if it were universal, no single one ever was.

Answer 5

In the Bible women are blamed for the fall of mankind by eating the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge, and that has played a huge role in the desecration of women since the rise of Constantine. By that act, men justified that they were superior to women both spiritually and intellectually.

But before the widespread acceptance of the Bible, women deities were as common as male deities, though the masculine has always been considered dominant. For example, in the polytheistic religion of the Romans and Greeks female gods were just as powerful as their male counterparts, though the male Zeus (or Jupiter) reined supreme. Women have often been considered closer to the supernatural, many more oracles have been females throughout ancient history. But I don't believe women were ever worshiped just because they were women.

Answer 6

In very few societies were women considered equals to males, let's not even talk about holy or superior.

You can look at the myths and legends of many african, indian, european, and asian cultures and find certain similarities.

The women as a seducer of men is a common theme. Women as liars and tricksters is also a common theme. Punishment for women is being confined to the home to take care of children.

The adam and eve story has similarities with Pandora myth and also native american, south american, and african creation stories, as well as sumerian and babylonian.

Answer 7

Yes. If you check into the Celtic and Wicca beliefs you will find that women were held equal to or considered higher than men. If you can get a copy read "The Solitary Practitioner" by Scott Cunningham or other good books on Wicca beliefs. It will give you some insight on the early European ways.

Answer 8

They never were held to the standards they are now but women were much more respected before the Bible was written but Christianity is not the only religion to see women as inferior.

Answer 9

No it's not true, women in that part of the world were considered as property and substandard as they still are today in that part of the world. i don't agree with the pratice myself but It is changing though. As for everyone being holy, no it's not true either there is only one holy one that being Jesus himself. We are called to be holy but that can only be obtained by receiving Jesus as lord and Savior

Answer 10

women were always considered holy. prior to the bible women were more likely to serve the gods/goddesses than men were. early church leaders removed many things from the bible, including the feminine aspect of divinity. if you go back to original texts in Aramaic the original language of the bible the translation is closer to man (humanity) was created in our image OUR. dual 2 halves of the whole than in his image. that's the problem with English so many words do not translate so they just add-lib........this is not my overactive imagination . it's historical fact you can easily check it out yourself. we are all created from the divine man is no more holy than woman.