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Horrors of War A new section of the book commences with the superscription in 13:1, which aims the two poems that follow toward Babylon and its ruler. This is of course puzzling, since it was not Babylon but Assyria that was being discussed immediately prior, and that will reappe…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Household Duties

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Household Duties The author spells out his idea of desirable behaviour for older and younger women…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Instruction for the Sanctuary and Priesthood

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Instruction for the Sanctuary and Priesthood While on the mountain for forty days and nights Moses receives instructions for the construction of the tabernacle and the ark of the covenant, as well as instructions on consecration of priests and construction of priestly vestments…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Israelites in Egypt

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Israelites in Egypt The descendants of Jacob number seventy when they arrive in Egypt. They multiply and fill the land of Egypt with language reminiscent of the fertility of creation in Genesis (Exod. 1:7; Gen. 1:28)…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Ironies of Power and Powerlessness

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Ironies of Power and Powerlessness The first narrative in the story cycle plays cleverly with the distinction between real and apparent power…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Jehu’s Coup and the Death of Jezebel

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Jehu’s Coup and the Death of Jezebel After an extended foray into prophetic tales, the narrative returns its primary focus to the monarchy and its machinations…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Jesus and the Samaritan Woman

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Jesus and the Samaritan Woman Prior to this story of Jesus’ visit to Samaria, Jesus’ activity has centered on the people and places of official Judaism (e.g., 2:13–25; 3:1–21)…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Jesus’ Mother and the Beloved Disciple

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Jesus’ Mother and the Beloved Disciple John 19:25–27 narrates the scene at the foot of Jesus’ cross. All four Gospel accounts of Jesus’ death agree that women keep vigil at Jesus’ death…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Jezebel

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Jezebel In the letter to the church in Thyatira, John gives quick praise to the church for their faith, then launches into a critique of a false teacher in their midst…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Levirate Marriage

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Levirate Marriage In numerous preindustrial societies, a male relative of a deceased man is expected to marry or to have sex with the dead man’s widow. Such relationships, called “levirate” from the Latin levir, “brother-in-law,” vary in form and purpose from culture to culture…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Jonah's First Call

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Jonah's First Call The first scene begins with the word of YHWH coming to Jonah in typical prophetic fashion, “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah” (cf. Jer. 1:4; Hos. 1:1)…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Jonah and God

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Jonah and God Jonah 4 returns the focus to the protagonist and the Deity. Like Jonah 2, Jonah 4 depicts an angry prophet praying to his deity, but here the Deity’s response is detailed…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Lois and Eunice

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Lois and Eunice Lois and Eunice are named as “Timothy’s” grandmother and mother, who were Christians before “Timothy” and good examples of faith…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Judgment: Oppression vs. Gathering

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Judgment: Oppression vs. Gathering The first set of oracles contains two substantive oracles of judgment followed by two verses of promise…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Justice and Righteousness

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Justice and Righteousness Isaiah 56 begins dramatically with a correlation between divine and human righteousness…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Michal

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Michal In the societies of the ancient Near East, a woman’s sexuality was generally under the control of a man in her family. A father controlled his daughter’s sexuality, and a husband his wife’s…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Macho-like Destruction or Peaceful?

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Macho-like Destruction or Peaceful? Two Introductions The book of Judges begins with two introductions that depict early life of the Israelites among the Canaanites. It presents both violent encounters with the local population and the cooperative sharing of the land, the latter …

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Mary, Martha, and Jesus

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Mary, Martha, and Jesus The miracle of the raising of Lazarus is the climax of John 11:1–44, but it is not its center. Of the forty-four verses that constitute this story, only seven of them take place at Lazarus’s tomb (11:38–44). The story centers on the conversations in which …

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