Greg W. Forbes is Professor of New Testament and Greek at Melbourne School of Theology in Australia. Scott D. Harrower is Assistant Professor of Theology and History at Ridley College, Melbourne in Australia.

• Foreword by Lynn H. CohickAcknowledgments1 Introduction and Methodology2 Women in Judaism and the Greco-Roman World3 The Infancy Narratives (Luke 1:5-2:52)4 Galilean Ministry (Luke 3:1-9:50)5 Travel Narrative (Luke 9:51-19:28)6 Jerusalem Narrative (Luke 19:29-24:53)7 The Purpose and Structure of Acts8 The Birth of the Church (Acts 1-2)9 The Church in Jerusalem (Acts 3-12)10 The Church in the Greco-Roman World (Acts 13-28)11 Summary and ConclusionsBibliographyIndex of Names

The only way to get to the realities of women among the followers of Jesus and in the earliest churches is methodological patience. We must probe the evidence from all angles - social realities, archaeological studies, exegetical examinations, and theological perspectives. What Forbes and Harrower offer in Raised from Obscurity is a profound literary propositional analysis in its many dimensions. This book will become a necessary beginning for all future studies of women in Luke-Acts and will challenge more than a few who are intent on suppressing the voices of women. In this book women in Luke-Acts witness to Jesus with clarity and power.