Esther and RuthWestminster John Knox Press, 1 בינו׳ 2003 - 94 עמודים In classic Interpretation Bible Studies style, Patricia Tull leads the reader through a ten-session study of the entire Old Testament books of Esther, with its stories of faithfulness, courage, and survival, and the ethical questions posed by its ending, and Ruth, with its themes of community, loyalty, and friendship. Interpretation Bible Studies (IBS) offers solid biblical content in a creative study format. Forged in the tradition of the celebrated Interpretation commentary series, IBS makes the same depth of biblical insight available in a dynamic, flexible, and user-friendly resource. Designed for adults and older youth, Interpretation Bible Studies can be used in small groups, in church school classes, in large group presentations, or in personal study. |
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... women's names . This disproportionate attention the Bible gives to men and male deeds may not have seemed strange to ... women . Some of the most memorable women , such as the daughter of Jephthah ( Judg . 11 ) , the Levite's concubine ...
... women still . Women's freedom even in the first world remains tenuous , constricted by the fear of attack by strangers , employers , and husbands . In many parts of the third world , women's freedom hardly exists at all . That is why ...
... woman surviving by her wits among the Gentiles , immediately precedes the book of Daniel , with its similar setting in the courts of Gentile emperors . Both Ruth and Esther have been rightly called by Johanna W. H. van Wijk - Bos " women ...
... women are very different , and as a result , the narrative style unfolds with very distinct tones and purposes . The Megilloth are Ruth ( read on Pentecost ) , Song of Songs ( read on Passover ) , Ecclesi- astes ( read on the Feast of ...
... women told me stories of their own lives , of moments when the world changed for them , when they were called upon to grow up in ways they hadn't needed to before , to dig down deep to find courage to speak up on their own behalf or on ...