Randall Younker

Excavating Women

History & Biography

“There has been a lot written on the role of women in the early Christian church. Typically, information on their role is obtained from interpreting certain New Testament passages and, later, various early church documents. Archaeology, on the hand, provides a contemporary window into what women were actually doing in the early Church. While there have been previous studies that attempted to utilize archaeological finds to illuminate the role of women, Carina Prestes has done an admirable job of going beyond these earlier studies, not only by reinterpreting some earlier finds, but by bringing many new discoveries to the discussion that open that window into the past more broadly. This is a must-read for anyone who wants a new additional perspective on how important women were to the rise of the Christian church.”

The Book of Daniel

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)