Strange WomanAdultery. Harlotry. Indepedence. Power. Few today would say that all these are equal. But to the male dominated, male documented world of ancient Israel and early Christianity, a woman who asserted herself was the equivalent of a prostitute. In a world where religious law severely limited women's opportunities, those who did use prostitution and adultery to find a form of freedom not readily available to women where castigated for their actions. In