Faithful and Courageous Women in the Bible: Dr. Sandra Glahn

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Dr Sandra Glahn has spend more than a quarter of a century working as a professor at Dallas Theological Seminary. She's the cofounder of the Visual Museum of Women in Christianity and the author of more than 25 books--her latest being A Woman's Place Is in the Story. In this episode, we discuss several women in the Old Testament and how the biblical narrator frames their stories. In our "extra innings" conversation, we discuss the question: "What do Egalitarians and Complementarians get wrong about the women in leadership debate." 

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:56 How Biblical Narrators Shape the Story

00:04:39 Word Repetition in the Bible: Why It Matters

00:05:29 Tamar in Genesis 38: Hero or Villain?

00:11:32 Are All Women in the Bible Meant to Be Role Models?

00:12:08 Judah and Tamar: A Biblical Character Transformation

00:16:44 Shiphrah and Puah: The Midwives Who Defied Pharaoh

00:21:05 Why Every Christian Should Know Shiphrah and Puah

00:22:17 Did Moses Challenge Patriarchy in the Old Testament?

00:29:57 Abigail in 1 Samuel: Wisdom, Courage, and Leadership

00:36:34 Was Ancient Israel Really a Patriarchy?

00:39:51 Elisha and the Shunammite Woman: A Surprising Biblical Story

00:43:17 Job's Daughters and Women's Inheritance Rights

00:48:15 Why Reading the Full Biblical Story Changes Everything

00:50:10 Jezebel: Justice, Power, and the Biblical Narrative

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