We talk to Dr. Susan Ashbrook Harvey about how gender shaped ancient thinking about God, women's church choirs, and the complex web of metaphors for the divine within Syriac Christianity.

Women Who Went Before is written, produced, and edited by Rebekah Haigh and Emily Chesley.

The music is composed and produced by Moses Sun. This episode was fact-checked by Jillian Marcantonio and George Kiraz.

Show notes: womenwhowentbefore.com/two-breasts-of-the-father/

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