The Influence The Book Of Genesis Had On The Negative Perception Of Women

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men who have little interest in their personal needs, very little interest in their feelings, their emotions, their pain and their suffering. Throughout human history, men have used women for sexual fulfilment, for domestic duties, and to tend to their children. From biblical times to modern day, women have subjugated and have become victims of constant disrespect. Women have not only been underestimated in their roles of religion, but have been forbidden a role in religion. Although, no matter how much disrespect that women

have had to endure, it is not a shock to see this treatment is occurring, one can easily place blame on the first story of creation in the book of Genesis.

One can suspect that it was during biblical times women lost their right as being seen as a person. It was as if women were reduced from being a person right down to simply being a form of a commodity, a commodity that was no more than cattle and sheep, material wealth for a man. This harsh ...

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responsibility to name this woman, his wife Eve, this already gave him an empowerment over her. Eve was derived from Adam; she was a woman “because she was taken out of man.” This could be the reason behind the preconception that many men along with Adam have, that a woman is nothing without a man. Because if there was no man, Eve would have never been in existence, it was seen that Eve should spend every waking moment showing Adam the appreciation she had for him.

Many people believe that because Adam was the first to be created, that man and God have a special relationship and union, and this is the only way it should be. Also in the book of Genesis, not only did God always ...

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