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Japinga, Lynn, 1960-

From daughters to disciples : women's stories from the New Testament / Lynn Japinga. - First edition. - 1 online resource (x, 154 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. The birth of Jesus. Mary the mother of Jesus (Luke 1-2 and others) -- Elizabeth and Anna (Luke 1-2) -- 2. The healed. The bold bleeding woman (Mark 5:21-43) -- The bent-over woman (Luke 13:10-17) -- 3. The outcasts. The Syro-Phoenician woman (Mark 7:24-30) -- The Samaritan woman (John 4) -- The woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11) -- 4. The grateful. The woman who anointed Jesus (Mark 14:3-9) -- A grateful woman (Luke 7) -- 5. The sisters. Mary and Martha, part 1 (Luk3 10:38-42) -- Mary and Martha, Part 2 (John 11-12) -- 6. The cross and the empty tomb. The women present with Jesus (Matthew 26-28; Mark 14-16; Luke 22-24; John 13-21) -- Mary Magdelene (John 20:1-18) -- 7. The book of Acts -- 8. The letters of Paul -- What would Jesus do? -- Group discussion guide / by Mark Price.

"In this second of two volumes, Lynn Japinga acquaints readers with the women of the Bible. This Bible study introduces and retells every female character who contributes to one or more New Testament stories, diving deeply into what each woman's story means for us today with questions for reflection and discussion"--

ISBN: 9781646980000 164698000X

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--New Testament--Biography.
Bible.--New Testament

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women in the Bible.
Femmes dans la Bible.
Women in the Bible

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: BS2445 / .J37 2020eb

Dewey Class. No.: 225.9/22/082