Schedule
January
8 Introduction to Feminist Approaches to the Bible; Overview of the Bible
15 Genesis: Eve and Lilith
22 Genesis: Tamar
29 Nameless Women of the Old Testament
February
5 Matriarchs of Jesus’ Lineage
12 The Three Marys
19 Nameless Women of the New Testament
26 Three Faces of Eve: Stereotypes of Women
Interested in joining us? Register here: Women of the Bible Course
Recommended/Supplemental Reading
Brenner, Athalya and Carol Fontaine, Eds. A Feminist Companion to Reading the Bible. Sheffield Academic Press, 1997.
Mellencott, Virginia. The Divine Feminine. Wipf and Stock, 2014.
Newsom, Carol A. and Sharon H. Ringe, Eds. The Women’s Bible Commentary. Westminster/John Knox Press, 1992.
Pearson, Helen Bruch. Do What You Have the Power to Do: Studies of Six New Testament Women. Upper Room Books, 1992.
Pearson, Helen Bruch. Mother Roots: The Female Ancestors of Jesus. Upper Room Books, 2002.
Solle, Dorothy. Great Women of the Bible.
Stanton, Cady Elizabeth. The Woman’s Bible. Northeastern University Press, 1993.
Trible, Phyllis. Texts of Terror. Fortress Press, 1984.