Women of the Bible in Context: Her God, Her Story, Her Voice
Rediscovering women of the Bible at the intersection of trauma, ancient historical context, and Biblical languages with Jessica LM Jenkins of We Who Thirst.
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Podcasting since 2024 • 35 episodes
Women of the Bible in Context: Her God, Her Story, Her Voice
Latest Episodes
Jesus Had Female Disciples, And The Text Makes That Clear
A simple question from a five-year-old—“Why didn’t Jesus have female disciples?”—opened a door we couldn’t close. We follow the text, not the artwork, and uncover a larger circle of disciples that includes women who learned at Jesus’ feet, fund...
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Episode 35
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034: Epstein and the Church's response to the Sexual Abuse Crisis
(TW: Frank discussions of exploitation, sexual abuse, rape, and assault)The news feels like a gut punch, and yet the patterns are old: powerful people exploit the vulnerable, and too many institutions fall silent. We sit down with sexual...
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Episode 34
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46:15
033 Bathsheba, Abishag, and a Kingdom On The Brink (1 Kings 1-2)
The room is cold, the kingdom colder. David can’t keep warm, and the palace drafts Abishag the Shunammite to lie beside him—an ancient remedy that exposes a deeper crisis: a fading king, a fragile succession, and a court willing to spend a woma...
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Episode 33
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032 Ingrid Faro on the Hidden Pillars Of Salvation History
What if the Bible’s turning points hinge on women we were taught to ignore? We sit down with Dr. Ingrid Faro to follow a bright thread through Scripture—Eve’s resilient hope, Rahab’s audacious confession, Tamar’s righteous risk, Hannah’s prayer...
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Episode 32
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57:43
031 Presence Over Power: The Nativity As God’s Answer To Trauma
Advent isn’t a glossy postcard here; it’s a story told under the stare of a fortress and the echo of marching boots. We open the Nativity in the time of Herod and Rome, where fear, taxes, and crushed revolts shape daily life—and where lament be...
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Episode 31
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