Wednesday's Woman

I've started a new blog called "Women in the Scriptures". I've wanted to write this blog for awhile but never could quite pull it together. I took a class on women in the scriptures from Camille Fronk when I was at BYU and loved studying the scriptures with that perspective. The last few months I have started keeping a list of all the women mentioned in the scritures, as well as all the references to women, women's work, and women's body parts (like wombs and breasts). I am only part way through the Old Testament and already I almost have a notebook full or references. I have been AMAZED at how many more women, mentioned by name even, there are in the scriptures than I thought.

In my study I have been learning SO much and wanted to share what I was learning. Also, there isn't really another blog/website out there that deals with women in the scriptures (at least I couldn't find one), and I thought it would be wonderful to have a forum for people who wanted to discuss the amazing women of the scriptures. I know there are lots of women, and men, who struggle with the fact that women seem to be excluded from the scriptures and from parts of the religous life. I am hoping that his blog will stand as a witness to the fact that God loves His daughters just as much as He loves His sons, and that there are amazing and strong women mentioned in the scriptures.

So if this is something that you'd be interested in click here to see my new creation. PLEASE feel free to add you thoughts, insights, and testimony. And pass the link on the other people you know who would like to participate. I plan on adding a new woman every Wednesday.

This week's Wednesday Woman is

The Widow of Zarephath

1 Kings 17: 9- 24
Luke 4:25-26