Tag / Biblical Womanhood
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![Two women grapple with a snake, as one wields a sword, cutting off his head. Illustration by Tyson Ranes.]()
Sisterhood of the Serpent-Crushers
Psalm 68 is a joyful and triumphant picture of the eschatological victory of God. The poem plays on the the theme of the “seed of the woman” that will crush the serpent in Genesis, and contains several allusions to stories in the book of Judges.
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![Mosaic depicting the last judgement of Christ and the dividing of the sheep from the goats. Either side of Christ are angels.]()
The End of All Things is at Hand
In this final installment of the “Hospitality and Revival” series, we explore why we should practice hospitality in light of “the end of all things is at hand.”
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![The Supper at Emmaus, Hendrick Terbrugghen]()
The Son of Man Came Eating and Drinking
Jesus centered hospitality in both his practice and his preaching.
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![Abraham and the Three Angels. James Tissot 1836-1902 thejewishmuseum.org]()
Hospitality and Resurrection
The act of hospitality in the life of Abraham, Lot, the widow of Zarephath, and the Shunammite woman led to resurrection and escape from wrath. Is practicing hospitality pointing to the coming kingdom of God?
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![Moses chooses seventy elders, painting by Jacob de Wit. City Archives, Amsterdam.]()
Invisible Barriers and the Hospitality of God
We often think of hospitality as a personality trait or an individual gift—a lovely but inessential thing. But could it be that hospitality is at the core of what it means to follow Jesus?
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Abortion, the Rite of the Jealous Husband, and the Cup of Wrath in Numbers 5:11-31
The laws pertaining to the woman suspected of adultery, the rite of the jealous husband, and what—if anything—this has to do with the dialogue surrounding the reversal of Roe v. Wade by the United States Supreme Court.
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![Boaz on a donkey talking to Ruth in the fields.]()
Stolen Valor and Womanly Courage
Proverbs 31:10-31 is a contentious passage that is often a source of discouragement to the women it is meant to encourage. This reading, with close attention to the Hebrew text, upends many common interpretations of this famous passage.
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