Jesus Called Her “Woman”
It is a joy to read the interactions in the Gospels where Jesus speaks with a woman. One aspect that can dampen this joy for
December 19, 2022
Topic: Bible Women
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Great Love: Reflections on Jesus’s Inclusion of the Unnamed Woman
“Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” Then Jesus
December 19, 2022
Resurrection Revelations: How Jesus Honoured Women and Men and Still Does
We Cannot Continue to Pit Women’s Pasts Against Them Women were instrumental in Jesus’s ministry. They welcomed him into their homes, provided for his needs
December 19, 2022
Rediscovering the Towering Faith of Mary Magdalene
I often wonder whether we truly believe that God’s Spirit speaks to us through Scripture.1 If the Bible is our guide in life and faith,
December 19, 2022
The Egalitarian Relationship of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2022 Writing Contest Honorable Mention! One of my best classes in seminary was Wisdom Literature. Around the semester’s midway
December 14, 2022
Women in Scripture and Mission: Michal
0:00 / 0:00 Michal 0:00 / 0:00 Mical Michal: The Political Strategist We meet Michal in 1 Samuel 14:49 when the narrator alerts us to
December 9, 2022
Three Reasons to Rethink the Samaritan Woman in John 4
Modern understandings of John 4 often depict the Samaritan woman as an adulteress. One commentary refers to her as “this immoral woman of Samaria.”1 The author
November 30, 2022
“The Serpent Has Suffocated in a Woman”: Eve and Mary in the Liturgical Songs of Hildegard of Bingen
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2022 Writing Contest Top 5 Winner! If, because of the one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one, much
November 16, 2022
Women in Scripture and Mission: Junia the Apostle
0:00 / 0:00 Junia the Apostle 0:00 / 0:00 Junia la Apóstol Editor’s Note: Each month, we highlight one of CBE’s many valuable resources on
November 4, 2022
Vindicating Bathsheba
Boast no more so very proudly,Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth;For the LORD is a God of knowledge,And with Him actions are
November 3, 2022