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|And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
 
|And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
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|And a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser, was quite elderly, having been married for seven years after her virginity
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|And a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser, was quite elderly, having been married for seven years after her virginity
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|avoid feminist rendition of "prophetess" and its erasure of "virginity"
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|The original Greek descriptor for Anna is clearly in the feminine, which makes "prophetess" a more accurate and true translation.  Avoid the feminist erasure of "virginity".
 
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