FortoolongthewomenoftheBiblehavebeendepictedinone-dimensionalterms.Ononesidearesaints,suchasMary,whileontheotherare“badgirls,“suchasEveandJezebel.Justasoften,thefemalecharactersoftheBiblearesimplyignored.However,thewomenoftheBiblearecomplex,multidimensionalindividualswhoselivesareinspiring,funny,andtragicinwaystoomanyofusneverhear.Inthefirstbook,FromWidowstoWarriors,LynnJapingaacquaintsuswiththewomenoftheOldTestament.FromflawedheroeslikeRuthandRahabtofiercefighterslikeDeborahandJaeltotragiccharacterslikeJephthah’sdaughterandtheunnamedconcubineofthebookofJudges,readerswillencounterawealthofforemothersinthefaithinalltheirmessy,yetredeemable,humanity.ThisBiblestudyintroducesandretellseveryfemalecharacterwhocontributestooneormoreOldTestamentstories,divingdeeplyintowhateachwoman’sstorymeansforustodaywithquestionsforreflectionanddiscussion.Inthesecondbook,FromDaughterstoDisciples,LynnJapingaacquaintsreaderswiththewomenoftheNewTestament.FromfaithfulforerunnerslikeAnnaandElizabethtofemalediscipleslikethesistersMary,Martha,andMaryMagdalenetofirst-generationfollowerslikeLydiaandDorcas,readerswillencounterawealthofforemothersinthefaithinalltheirmessy,yetredeemable,humanity.ThisBiblestudyintroducesandretellseveryfemalecharacterwhocontributestooneormoreNewTestamentstories,divingdeeplyintowhateachwoman’sstorymeansforustodaywithquestionsforreflectionanddiscussion.
BIBLE SET STORIES WOMEN TWO VOLUME
