Were well regarded in the church before final canonization. That cannot be ignored either if one is going assess historical context, and just assign secular intent behind their forming.
As for the place of women, the NT elevates them highly. I don't see any subjugation there. In the NT we find arguments for women to be equal disciples, they were leaders (even one apostle, Junia), etc. Any subjugation you find certainly is from your perspective and not necessarily the final word of the bible.
And I don't go much for source/form criticism. They assume far too much and give the student far too much authority to assume what could and could not be plausible.
I trust Oral Tradition because for them it was sacred, "the words of life" as Peter put it. They saw these things, their lives were changed by these things, most of them lost their lives for these things, and I trust God did as the bible says, and inspired them in a way to be true, trustworthy, and authoritative.
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