Daughters of Eve
Women of the Bible
by Martyn Whittock; Esther Whittock
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Pub Date Mar 19 2021 | Archive Date Mar 29 2021
Lion Hudson Ltd | Lion Books
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Description
Women play an immensely important role in the Bible: from Eve to the Virgin Mary, Sarah to Mary Magdalene, Naomi to the anonymous woman suffering severe menstrual bleeding who was healed by Jesus. They are a sisterhood of faith.
As such, they challenge many of our assumptions about the role of women in the development of the biblical story; about the impact of faith on lives lived in the 'heat and dust' of the real world. Here we will meet the prostitute who ended up in the genealogy of Jesus, a national resistance fighter, a determined victim of male sexual behaviour who challenged patriarchal power, a far from meek and mild mother of Jesus, a woman whose life has been so misrepresented that she is now the subject of the most bizarre conspiracy theories, and more.
Renowned historians and Biblical scholars, Martyn and Esther Whittock, take the reader on a fascinating journey, one unafraid to ask difficult questions, such as, 'Was Eve set up to fall?'
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780745980867 |
| PRICE | $13.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 208 |
Featured Reviews
Reviewer 285773
Very informative, the author gives direct scriotural interpretation to several of the bible's most important ancestral women leading up to the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
However, not sure of the author's denominational background,, most of what she and he suggest ( their opinions of womens roles in biblical times) seems somewhat biblically sound, even though a few suggestions they make may leave cause for ponder.
Marie R, Librarian
I was expecting more of a story rather than a history of the Women in the Bible. I will recommend this to historians or those who enjoy nonfiction books.
Chrissie S, Reviewer
🖤 Book Review 🖤
🖤 Daughter's Of Eve by Martyn and Esther Whittock
🖤 Thank you @netgalley for my copy!
🖤 Publication Date, March 19 2021
🖤 Women play an immensely important role in the Bible: from Eve to the Virgin Mary, Sarah to Mary Magdalene, Naomi to the anonymous woman suffering severe menstrual bleeding who was healed by Jesus. They are a sisterhood of faith.
🖤 I picked up this book expecting to be told about each woman in bible and how she was treated be Jesus and her story. Instead I had picked up a book that really explored their relationships, reputations and how they would have been treated in the year 2021.
🖤 The author shows us that translation had been biased towards women in many cases, Genesis 3:16 for example, painful childbirth is the general consensus but of translated from Hebrew correctly it means, I will make great your toil and many your pregnancies.
The author explains that due to the translations by men, women have suffered.
🖤 This book was a great read but I was expecting more of a story rather than a history of the Women in the Bible. I was hoping to gain more understanding about the women rather than their history. Maybe better suited for historical reading rather than an understanding of the women of the Bible.
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