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.