Preaching the Women of the Old Testament : Who They Were and Why They Matter

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910164241403321
• Autore: Japinga Lynn
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Louisville, KY : , : Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, , 2017; ©2017
• ISBN: 1-61164-789-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (228 pages)
• Disciplina: 221.9/22082
• Soggetti: Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Eve -- 2. Sarah and Hagar -- 3. Lot's Wife and Daughters -- 4. Rebekah -- 5. Rachel and Leah -- 6. Dinah -- 7. Tamar (Genesis) -- 8. Potiphar's Wife -- 9. The Women Who Kept Moses Alive -- 10. Miriam -- 11. Zipporah -- 12. The Daughters of Zelophehad -- 13. Rahab -- 14. Achsah -- 15. Deborah -- 16. Jael -- 17. Jephthah's Daughter -- 18. Samson's Mother / Manoah's Wife -- 19. Delilah -- 20. The Levite's Concubine -- 21. Ruth and Naomi -- 22. Hannah -- 23. Michal -- 24. Abigail -- 25. The Medium at Endor -- 26. Bathsheba -- 27. Tamar (2 Samuel) -- 28. Rizpah -- 29. The Queen of Sheba -- 30. Jezebel -- 31. The Widow of Zarephath -- 32. The Widow with the Oil -- 33. The Shunammite Woman -- 34. The Maid of Naaman's Wife -- 35. Huldah -- 36. Vashti -- 37. Esther -- 38. Job's Wife -- 39. The Woman of Substance in Proverbs 31 -- 40. Gomer -- Appendix: Suggestions for Sermon Series -- Notes -- Index of Scripture -- Index of Names -- Excerpt from Women's Bible Commentary, Third Edition edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley.
• Sommario/riassunto: Take an in-depth look at over twenty fierce, faithful, and strong women featured in the Old Testament with Preaching the Women of the Old Testament. Inside this unique resource author Lynn Japinga interprets the stories of various biblical women, including Eve, Rebekah, Dinah, Tamar, Miriam, Deborah, Jael, Abigail, Bathsheba, and Vashti. Along...