Preaching the Women of the Old Testament
Preaching the Women of the Old Testament

Author: Lynn Japinga

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 2017-02-16

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1611647894

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Take an in-depth look at over twenty fierce, faithful, and strong women featured in the Old Testament with Preaching the Women of the Old Testament. Inside this unique resource author Lynn Japinga interprets the stories of various biblical women, including Eve, Rebekah, Dinah, Tamar, Miriam, Deborah, Jael, Abigail, Bathsheba, and Vashti. Along with providing an interpretation, Japinga demonstrates how the character's story has been read in Christian tradition and offers sermon ideas that connect contemporary issues to each story. This book is ideal for pastors who want to know more about the many women of the Old Testament and learn how to better incorporate them into their sermons.

Out of the Shadows
Out of the Shadows

Author: Kate Bruce

Publisher: SCM Press

Published: 2024-05-30

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 0334063531

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The story of the Bible us most often told as the story of men, from patriarchs to prophets, kings, disciples and apostles. But women are there, sometimes in the background, sometimes striding powerfully onto the stage. Their stories are frequently moving, prophetic and often good news. Sometimes they experience appalling violence and abuse, which needs to be named. In some examples, their behaviour is less than appealing and power is misused – which needs acknowledgement and exploration. In this volume, Bruce and Shercliff continue to explore the stories of the women of the bible, offering exegesis and comment, enabling preachers, and readers with a more general interest, to encounter and appreciate more of the female characters in scripture. Again, they seek to inspire imaginative approaches in preachers, combining commentary and homiletic textbook

The Women's Lectionary
The Women's Lectionary

Author: Ashley M. Wilcox

Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp

Published: 2021-08-31

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1646980069

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Focusing on passages about women in the Bible and feminine imagery of God,The Women's Lectionaryreimagines the liturgical calendar of preaching for one year. These women are daughters, wives, and mothers. They are also strong leaders, evil queens, and wicked stepmothers. They are disciples, troublemakers, and prophetesses. Ashley Wilcox explores how the feminine descriptions of God in the Bible are similarly varied—how does it change our understanding if God is feminine wisdom, has wings, or is an angry mother bear? Discover this must-have lectionary, perfect for every female clergyperson or anyone seeking to incorporate more insights from a female perspective into their preaching. From well-known figures like Miriam and Mary to lesser-known women like Huldah and Sapphira to feminine metaphors, this comprehensive resource features more than one hundred commentary essays with an Old Testament and New Testament passage for each Sunday of the year and special holy days in the calendar.

Reclaiming the Old Testament for Christian Preaching
Reclaiming the Old Testament for Christian Preaching

Author: Grenville J. R. Kent

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2010-09-24

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0830838872

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Based on the conviction that the Old Testament texts are a vital and dynamic part of the Christian canon and pertinent to Christian practice, this stimulating volume offers guidance for expository preaching and practical suggestions for understanding the message of its diverse literature.

Preaching from the Old Testament
Preaching from the Old Testament

Author: Elizabeth Rice Achtemeier

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 1989-01-01

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780664250423

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This book provides theological insights as well as practical sermon suggestions for preachers and seminary students. It treats the reader to a thorough examination of how to approach and interpret any portion of the Old Testament.

Preaching and Teaching from the Old Testament
Preaching and Teaching from the Old Testament

Author: Walter C. Jr. Kaiser

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2003-03-01

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1585583871

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Viewed as antiquated and remote, the Old Testament is frequently neglected in the preaching and teaching ministry of the church. But contrary to the prevailing attitude, might the Old Testament contain relevant and meaningful application for today? Renowned author and scholar Walter Kaiser shows why the Old Testament deserves equal attention with the New Testament and offers a helpful guide on how preachers and teachers can give it the full attention it deserves. Growing out of his teaching material from the last decade, Preaching and Teaching from the Old Testament demonstrates Kaiser's celebrated straightforward exposition. Offering an apologetic for the Christian use of the Old Testament, the opening chapters deal with the value, problem, and task of preaching from it. Following a discussion of the role of expository preaching, Kaiser provides a practical focus by examining preaching and teaching from the texts of various genres. A final chapter explores the relevance of the Old Testament in speaking to a contemporary audience. Bible teachers, pastors, seminary students, and professors will appreciate Kaiser's practical focus and relevant applications. Additional helps include a glossary and suggested outlines and worksheets for expository preaching.

Preaching That Speaks to Women
Preaching That Speaks to Women

Author: Alice Mathews

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2003-05

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 080102367X

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Invites preachers to consider how gender affects the way sermons are understood and calls them to preaching that relates to the entire congregation.

Hearing Her Voice
Hearing Her Voice

Author: John Dickson

Publisher: Fresh Perspectives on Women in

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780310519270

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This original short work by scholar and cultural commentator John Dickson presents a new and persuasive biblical argument for allowing women to preach freely in churches.

Preaching Women
Preaching Women

Author: Liz Shercliff

Publisher: SCM Press

Published: 2019-10-30

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 0334058384

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Should women who preach, preach as women? Preaching Women argues that far from being a gender-neutral space, the pulpit is a critical place in which a gender imbalance can begin to be redressed. There is a vital need for women preachers to speak out of their experience of living as women in today’s culture and church Filling a glaring gap in the literature around homiletics, Filling a glaring gap in the literature around homiletics, Preaching Women considers reasons why women preachers should preach from their experiences as women, what women bring to preaching that is missing without us, and how women preachers can go about the task of biblical preaching. With a foreword by Libby Lane.

From Widows to Warriors
From Widows to Warriors

Author: Lynn Japinga

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 2020-08-25

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 1611649773

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For too long the women of the Bible have been depicted in one-dimensional terms. On one side are saints, such as Mary, while on the other are "bad girls," such as Eve and Jezebel. Just as often, the female characters of the Bible are simply ignored. However, the women of the Bible are complex, multidimensional individuals whose lives are inspiring, funny, and tragic in ways too many of us never hear. In this first of two volumes, Lynn Japinga acquaints us with the women of the Old Testament. From flawed heroes like Ruth and Rahab to fierce fighters like Deborah and Jael to tragic characters like Jephthah's daughter and the unnamed concubine of the book of Judges, readers will encounter a wealth of foremothers in the faith in all their messy, yet redeemable, humanity. This Bible study introduces and retells every female character who contributes to one or more Old Testament stories, diving deeply into what each woman's story means for us today with questions for reflection and discussion.