"Reading the Women of the Bible "takes up two of the most significant intellectual and religious issues of our day: the experiences of women in a patriarchal society and the relevance of the Bible to modern life.

Every single name in the Bible has a meaning. Without knowing the meanings of the names leaves any reading of the Bible incomplete. Have you ever wondered what 'Adam' means? David, Saul, Solomon? What does Jehovah and God mean? What about Jesus and Mary? Revelation: A True Translation of the Bible explains all the meanings of the Biblical names. This book answers all the mysteries of the Bible which have puzzled Biblical scholars for centuries, and it explains the meanings through language and culture which the author, Hawaa Ayoub, draws on and has personal experience with. Revelation also explores the background of the Bible and discusses cultural, geographical, and language phenomena - topics that are of interest to Biblical scholars and professors, linguists, other experts and serious readers of the Bible as well as those with a personal interest in Biblical stories. From the Biblical names of characters and places, the stories of wanderings, sacrifices at altars, warring, taking over land, punishment and reward, infertile women and miraculous pregnancies - Hawaa Ayoub explains in great detail what the Biblical stories are all about. Ideal for scholars, and those with a personal interest in the Bible, and anyone seeking an authoritative and detailed explanation of the Biblical stories, its figures and places. Ayoub not only translates the names in the Bible, but also shows who authored the Biblical stories and why they were created.