Tag: women in the Bible
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Studying Acts 18 1-3, 18-26, and Romans 16 3-4
This week we are focusing on four of the six places in the Bible that mention Priscilla, or Prisca: Acts 18:1-3, 18-21, 24-26, and Romans 16:3-4. [The other texts are 1 Corinthians 16:19 and 2 Timothy 4:19.] In keeping with the theme of this five-week series of lessons on New Testament women called to specific…
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Studying John 20 10-18
We are studying, actually, three texts for Sunday, February 14 (Valentine’s Day!): John 20:10-18, but also Luke 8:1-3 and Mark 15:40. I am perplexed about the omission of Mark 15:41. The focus of the selections is Mary Magdalene, and what we learn about her participation in the early Jesus movement from these scriptural references. [Some…
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Reflecting on John 4 25-42
We are studying John 4:25-42 for Sunday, February 7. This is the second in a series of five studies of New Testament women who do significant ministry. [A few notes on these texts are here.] Here are a few questions that might help us reflect on what this text means for us: What do we…
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Studying John 4 25-42
“The woman at the well” – the Samaritan woman with whom Jesus has a long conversation – is the text (John 4:25-42) we’re studying for Sunday, February 7. Actually, we’re focusing on the end of the conversation and its aftermath, the belief of “many” in the woman’s town. But we’ll probably want to look at…
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Reflecting on Luke 2 36-38 / Acts 2 16-21 / Acts 21 8-9
We are studying three short New Testament texts that specifically mention women’s prophetic gifts – Luke 2:36-38, Acts 2:16-21, and Acts 21:8-9 – for Sunday, January 30. [A few notes on these texts are here.] Here are some questions we might want to reflect on, or discuss: All of these texts mention prophecy; Anna is…
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Studying Acts 2 16-21 / Luke 2 36-38 / Acts 21 8-9
We are studying three short New Testament texts that mention the gift of prophecy given to “daughters” specifically – Acts 2:16-21, Luke 2:36-38, and Acts 21:8-9 – for Sunday, January 31. This is the first in a series of five weeks we will be spending on New Testament texts that feature women in some specifically…
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Names
Genesis 36 is a genealogy, of Esau, “also named Edom” – surprise, the grandfather of Amalek (36:12), whose mother is Timna, the daughter of “Seir the Horite” (36:22), Seir another name for Edom, so here are the connections all laid out. 36:40 says the leaders of the clans of Edom lived “in the places named…
Matters of Interpretation 