Female Scripture Biography: Including An Essay On What Christianity Has Done For Women - Softcover

Francis Augustus Cox

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461722542 ISBN 13: 9780461722543

Publisher: HardPress, 1816

Synopsis

Female Scripture Biography: Including An Essay On What Christianity Has Done For Women by Francis Augustus Cox. This collection compiles biographical sketches of prominent biblical women, interleaving scriptural narratives with moral reflections on virtue, education, marriage, and domestic life. From Eve to Esther, the portraits aim to illustrate how Christian faith dignifies women, emphasizes piety, submission to providence, and practical wisdom in family life. The work situates female virtue within the divine plan, offering exhortations about self-control, diligence, and charitable acts toward the poor and strangers. An introductory Essay on the influence of Christianity on the condition of women sets a broader context for the biographies. The volume includes prefatory remarks, devotional guidance, and readings that unite biography with exhortation, seeking to inspire virtuous living and faithful service in the home and community. The text reflects a 19th-century evangelical sensibility, highlighting moral reform and the place of Scripture in shaping female virtue and public ethics.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1816
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461722542
• ISBN 13: 9780461722543
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 516