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Topic: Bible Women

Lost in Translation: Female Elders in Titus 1–2

The pastoral epistles are often presented as prescriptive guides for leader or “elder” qualifications. Around this time last year, I happened to notice, to my

June 17, 2024

Women in Scripture and Mission: Phoebe

0:00 / 0:00 Phoebe 0:00 / 0:00 Febe Editor’s Note: Each month, we highlight one of CBE’s many valuable resources on the blog. This article,

May 17, 2024

The Myth of the Jezebel Spirit

Editor’s note: this article originally appeared in the author’s “Jackie David Johns: Just a Thought Series” FaceBook page on March 6, 2021. The concept of

May 2, 2024

Women in Scripture and Mission: Elizabeth

0:00 / 0:00 Elizabeth 0:00 / 0:00 Elizabet Elizabeth: God’s Concern for Communal & Personal Suffering Like Moses, Elizabeth was a Levite descendant. Elderly and

April 30, 2024

Women in Scripture and Mission: Rahab

0:00 / 0:00 Rahab 0:00 / 0:00 Rahab Jewish and Christian traditions remember Rahab as a hero of the faith. As the most outsider of

April 30, 2024

Women in Scripture and Mission: Fanny Crosby

0:00 / 0:00 Fanny Crosby 0:00 / 0:00 Fanny Crosby Poor Little Blind Girl The specialist, after making a thorough examination of the little girl’s

April 30, 2024

Women in Scripture and Mission: Hagar

0:00 / 0:00 Hagar 0:00 / 0:00 Agar Hagar’s story is recorded in Genesis 16:1-16 and 21:9-19. An Egyptian slave owned by Sarah, Hagar likely

April 30, 2024

Women in Scripture and Mission: Abigail

0:00 / 0:00 Abigail 0:00 / 0:00 Abigaíl Abigail: Businesswoman, Diplomat, Peacemaker, Prophet Stuck Between Two Extremes Many of us have read the story of

April 30, 2024

Victim Blaming and the David and Bathsheba Narrative

A few years ago, I found several colleagues across various schools in deep discussion over the question of Bathsheba’s innocence or guilt in 2 Samuel

April 29, 2024