{"product_id":"women-in-the-old-testament-9780814624111","title":"Women in the Old Testament","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe women in the Old Testament, too long invisible, have rich stories that are vital to the on-going revelation of God's relationship with a covenant people. \u003ci\u003eWomen in the Old Testament\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to some biblical women. Here, readers meet mothers and wives, queens and slaves, prophets and warriors, powerful women and victims; women whose stories offer us courage and insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWomen in the Old Testament\u003c\/i\u003e Sister Irene explores not only the lives of such well-known women as Sarah, Deborah, Ruth, Eve, and Naomi, but also those of lesser-known women such as Michal, Tamar, and Jezebel. Each of these women has unique characteristics; each of their stories is food for our imaginations. In addition, Sister Nowell looks at those Bible stories that tell us what it means to be a woman created in the image of God and that portray God in the image of a woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBiblical stories help us imagine the relationship of God with human beings, and they give us words to describe our own relationship with God. This introduction to the lives of biblical women encourages readers - in adult study groups and those who are interested in the many women in the Old Testament - to search for more accounts of biblical women and also to find the narrative of faith reflected in the stories of their own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSister Irene begins each chapter with suggestions for readings and includes biblical excerpts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters are: Women of Israel's Beginnings: Sarah and Hagar;\" \"More Women of Israel's Beginnings: Rebekah, Leah and Rachel, The Maids, Dinah, Tamar;\" \"Women of Israel's Passover: The Midwives, Moses' Mother, Pharaoh's Daughter, Miriam, Zipporah;\" \"Women of Israel's Early Tribes: Rahab, Deborah and Jail, Jephthah's Daughter, Samson's Mother, Samson's Wife, Delilah;\" \"More Women of Israel's Early Tribes: Ruth, Naomi, and Orpah, Hannah and Peninnah;\" \"Women of Israel's Monarchy: Michal, Bathsheba, Tamar, Queen of Sheba, Jezebel;\" \"Woman, The Image of God: Eve, Wisdom\/Sophia;\" \"Women of Courage and Strength: Judith, Susanna;\" and \"Queen Esther.\" A bibliography is also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrene Nowell, OSB, is the director of community formation for the Benedictine sisters of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas. She is an experienced college and adult education teacher of Scripture and a workshop and retreat presenter. She is the author of \u003c\/i\u003eSing a New Song: The Psalms in the Sunday Lectionary, \u003ci\u003e also published by The Liturgical Press. She is also a member of the editorial board for the revised Old Testament of the NAB.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNowell, Irene:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eIrene Nowell, OSB, is a Benedictine of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas, where she has lived for almost sixty years. An accomplished theologian and biblical scholar, Nowell is a past president of the Catholic Biblical Association and the author of \u003ci\u003eNumbers\u003c\/i\u003e (of the New Collegeville Bible Commentary); \u003ci\u003eSing a New Song: The Psalms in the Sunday Lectionary; Women in the Old Testament\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003ePleading, Cursing, Praising\u003c\/i\u003e; all published by Liturgical Press. She is also a member of the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eGive Us This Day\u003c\/i\u003e (Liturgical Press).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626694742290,"sku":"9780814624111","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d3e1f33e-0c0d-4654-99af-4bd194643c3d.jpg?v=1732665961","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/women-in-the-old-testament-9780814624111","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}