Nobody's Mother
Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament

Some Christians think Paul's reference to "saved through childbearing" in 1 Timothy 2:15 means that women are slated primarily for delivering and raising children. Alternate readings, however, sometimes fail to build on the best historical and textual evidence. A key to understanding 1 Timothy, Sandra Glahn argues, lies in getting to know a mysterious figure who haunts the letter: the goddess Artemis.