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 • 38 episodes

Women of the Bible in Context: Her God, Her Story, Her Voice

Latest Episodes

038 Daughters of Zelophehad: Five Women Who Changed Property Law

Five women approach Israel’s highest leaders with a simple question that turns into a nation-shaping legal reform: what happens to a household when a father dies with no sons? We walk through the daughters of Zelophehad in Numbers 27 and watch ...

April 27, 2026 • Episode 38 • 45:46

037 April Coffee Chat Bible Questions!

What do you do when someone’s theology has walls built around it, especially on women preaching and women in church leadership? I’m trying a looser “coffee chat” format and taking your real questions from Instagram DMs and my weekly AMA, answer...

April 07, 2026 • Episode 37 • 45:59

Mary Magdalene Was Not A Prostitute And The Bible Already Told Us So

Forget the legend. Meet the woman the Gospels actually introduce: Mary Magdalene, a named disciple from Magdala who funds the mission, follows Jesus from Galilee to Jerusalem, stands at the cross, and becomes the first herald of the resurrectio...

March 10, 2026 • Episode 36 • 43:36

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...

February 24, 2026 • Episode 35 • 46:42

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...

February 12, 2026 • Episode 34 • 46:15