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The Woman of Valor's afterlife
Proverbs 31 has taken many turns in its reception: long loved, recently rejected, and now often redeemed as a portrait of a woman's authority and communal significance.
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Scholars like Christl Maier trace how the text's meaning has been contested and reclaimed.
Bible reference: Proverbs 31:10–31
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 426
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