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Blood & Water Flowed: Becoming New through the Feminine Imagery of Redemption
By: Valerie Geer | June 5, 2015
It was not until I was well into my thirties that I started to see that some of my uniquely female experiences are beautiful and poignant pictures within the redemption story. Consider the motif of new life born of blood and water, pain and sacrifice.
More Thoughts on the Divine Gender ...
By: Shaun Short | June 18, 2014
It is due time that we begin to broaden our use of gender identification for God if we are ever to put such atrocities behind us.
Does the Bible Paint God as a Woman?
By: Wendy Herrmann Smith | March 5, 2014
God led Moses, Isaiah, Matthew, and Luke to describe God as a woman. When we read verses with feminine imagery, we should start by thinking of, well, a woman.
The Doctrine of God and Inclusive Language
By: Charles Read | August 1, 2005
Inclusive Language and God
Can the “Father of Lights” Give Birth?
By: Jeff Miller | January 31, 2005
Regular readers of Priscilla Papers will be familiar with those standard biblical texts one points to when discussing feminine imagery for God. We read, for example, of God extending a mother’s care in Isaiah 66:13, “As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you” (nrsv). Similarly, Jesus longs to offer such [...]
Inclusive Language and God: How Language Helps Us Think Biblically
By: Charles Read | September 6, 2004
Inclusive Language and God: How Language Helps Us Think Biblically
The Feminine Voice of God: Women as the Prophets in the Bible
By: Ronald W. Pierce | September 6, 2004
The Feminine Voice of God: Women as Prophets in the Bible
Evidence for and Significance of Feminine God-Language from the Church Fathers to the Modern Era
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | July 31, 2004
Throughout history why did the church frequently use feminine language for God? In what way did this feminine language serve the church? Why do we evangelicals, in contrast, appear so uncomfortable with feminine imagery for God?
What Language Shall We Use: A Look at Inclusive Language for People, Feminine Images for God, and Gender-Accurate Bible Translations
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | January 31, 2003
Recent events in the evangelical community—particularly with the release of Todays New International Version (TNIV) Bible translation—have raised concerns over masculine language. Does Jesus ask us to be fishers of people or fishers of men (Matt. 4:19)? Is there a difference? Should we be afraid to use words like [...]
The Parable of the Blue Reflector
By: Nancy K. Ferrell | April 30, 2001
Let us point the way to signs of racism and exclusion that are often not seen by those not affected by them.