At odds with her jealous brother, who is a staunch Roman and can't understand her obsession with the Jewish religion, Lydia finds herself yet again at the mercy of a patriarchal society. Īs she is trained in the family dye business, Lydia’s shrewd management quickly creates profit, prestige-and envy. But when her husband is killed some years later, Lydia vows never to remarry and returns to her father's house in Thyatira with her twelve-year-old daughter. Even though married off at fifteen to a man she dislikes, she is determined to be a faithful wife. Smart, strong, and a follower of the Jewish God, Lydia has nonetheless always quietly conformed to the expectations of the wealthy Roman society surrounding her.
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