 |  | | | Women in the Bible: Martha | Tuesday 25 March 2003 | | |
In the last of our series on the hidden women of the Bible, we look at a figure from the New Testament - Martha.
She and her sister Mary are shadowy figures who are often on the periphery of the action - witnesses for example to the raising of their brother Lazarus. Martha has often been portrayed as the woman of action in opposition to her sister Mary the contemplative.
Kathleen Griffin spoke to Tina Beattie, and began by asking Dr Lavinia Byrne of the Cambridge theological foundation how different she was from the women of the Old Testament.
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