een as a sign of false prophecy. If none of these signs were present, then no one could challenge what the prophet or prophetess was saying. Anyone who did was accused of blasphemy of the Holy Spirit (Witherington, 192). One Example of a woman prophet is given in the Bible. Luke talks about Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, who gave a prophetic witness about Mary and the uniqueness of her pregnancy. Other accounts of women prophets are given in the book of Mark (27). There is no mention of these women being educated but they were given authority in the Greek and Roman religions.
             In the Jewish communities women held the office of "ruler of the synagogue", elders, and "mother of the synagogue". The education these women received provided a foundation for their leadership role in the community. Torjesen gives an example of a Jewish leader (Priscilla) who used her knowledge of Law to further the early Christian movement. Other Jewish women devoted their time to communal scholarship in which they studied, discussed and debated with other men
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