Who where the Women in the Bible?
The Yale Bible Study
Women in the Bible sheds light on familiar biblical characters in the Bible. We will study characters who are less well-known to many Bible readers. Through the stories of these women, discover how gender can inform your reading as you explore how these stories relate to your own faith journey. We will follow the Yale Divinity School’s “Yale Bible Study” led by Dr. Jacqueline Vayntrub and Dr. Yii-Jan Lin
The Class
We will meet online at various times. The class uses the Harvard pedagogical method of “Connect, Extend, Challenge.” Please watch a video before our class, and write down connections, extensions, and challenges. We will then go into a group discussion to share our findings.
Week 1: Sarah
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Delores Williams, Sisters in the Wilderness: The Challenge of Womanist God-Talk (Maryknoll: Orbis, 2013).
Renita J. Weems, “A Mistress, A Maid, and No Mercy” in Just a Sister Away (San Diego: Luramedia, 1988), 1–21.
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“Sarah in the Bible” by Rachael GelfmaN Schultz
“Why Is Sarah in the Bible So Inspiring?” by Dr. Julie Barrier
“The Three Faces of Sarah” by Nechama Rubinstein
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“Sarah: When God is Silent” by Aaron Burgess
“Sarah – The Laughing Mother” by Ray Fowler
Week 2: Tamar
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Wilda C. Gafney, Daughters of Miriam: Women Prophets in Ancient Israel (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2008).
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“Women Warriors in the Bible? Hidden in Plain Sight” by Sherry Cothran
“‘Her Name Was Tamar’: Invasive, Destructive, Redemptive” by Jacqueline Vayntraub
“Can We Finally Break the Silence Around Tamar?” by Jen Wilkin
“Read the Rape of Tamar, and Pay Attention to the Verbs” by Anna Carter Florence
“Tamar: Midrash and Aggadah” by Tamar Kadari
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“Do Not Make Room for the Devil” by Pastor Héctor
“The Woman Who was Not a Saint” by Ellen Sims
“When There is No Justice in Scripture: The Rape of Tamar” by Allyson McKinney Timm
“Tamar” by Scott Maze
“Tamar: ‘She is More Righteous Than I'” by the Rev. W. Reid Hankins
“Unsung Heroes: Tamar” at dashhouse.com
Week 3: Women Warriors
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Wilda C. Gafney, Daughters of Miriam: Women Prophets in Ancient Israel (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2008).
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“Women Warriors in the Bible? Hidden in Plain Sight” by Sherry Cothran
“As a Military Leader, Deborah is a Rare Biblical Character” by Andrew Curry
“Who Was Yael?” by Tikva Frymer-Kensky
“How to Get A Head in Ancient Israel: Women-Turned Warriors and Queer Theory” by Caryn Tamber-Rosenau
Week 4: Mary Mother of Jesus
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“The Bible and the Bechdel Test” by Emily Payne
“The Comic Strip that Accidentally Created a Branch of Feminist Critical Theory” by Rosie Cima
“The Doctrine of the Virgin Mary and holy Wisdom” at Encyclopedia Britannica
“Why Was Jesus Born of a Virgin in Matthew and Luke?” by Bart Ehrman
“The Immaculate Conception” at the BBC
“The Historical Mary” by Robert P. Maloney
“Elizabeth, Mary’s Cousin” by Elizabeth Fletcher
Week 5: Mary Magdalene
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“How Early Church Leaders Downplayed Mary Magdalene’s Influence by Calling Her a Whore” by Sarah Pruitt
“Who Was Mary Magdalene?” by James Carroll
“The Women of Holy Week, Part 5: Mary Sees the Risen Lord” by Rachel Held Evans
“The Real Reason Why Mary Magdalene is Such a Controversial Figure” by Flora Carr
“Funding Jesus: Who bankrolled Christ’s ministry?” by Michael McKinley and David Gibson
“The Gospel of Mary Magdalene” by Cynthia Bourgeault
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“Feast of Mary Magdalene” by the Rev. Cara Spaccarelli
“Saint Mary Magdalene: Apostle to the Apostles” by Br. Curtis Almquist
Week 6: The Woman at the Well
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“Bad Girls of the Bible: The Woman at the Well” by Liz Curtis Higgs
“Clueless Preaching About the Samaritan Woman Misses the Point” by Christine Schenk
“Identity Confirmation: John 4:5-42” by Barbara Brown Taylor
“Women and Wells in the Hebrew Bible” by Julye Bidmead
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“The Samaritan Woman at the Well” by the Rev. Sam Candler
“The Gift of Living Water” by the Rev. Elizabeth Lovell Milford
Week 7: The Whore of Babylon
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“Women in Revelation: Wisdom of God vs. Whore of Babylon” by Mikhail Sergeev
“Immigration & the Book of Revelation“ by Dr. Yii-Jan Lin
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“Who Is The Whore of Babylon (And Why Does It Matter?)” by Paul Carter
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