If Eve only knew
Subtitle: freeing yourself from biblical womanhood and becoming all God means for you to be
By: Kendra Weddle Irons, Melanie Springer Mock
Edition: First [edition].
Publisher: Chalice Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: St. Louis, Missouri
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780827216709
Subjects: Christianity; Sex role; Feminist theology; Feminism; Women
Description: "She is a godly woman." "True love waits." Are these phrases and many others about gender truly based in scripture, or based on dusty, outdated stereotypes? And how do these perceptions repress people, especially women, from fully expressing their faith? If Eve Only Knew offers a fresh perspective on gender and the Bible, destroying trumped-up, captive-creating messages with the freeing proclamation grounded in Jesus' ministry and found everywhere in scripture: that we are all created in God's image, and by relying on our gifts and skills--rather than on gender-designed roles--we become all God means for us to be.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Becoming who we're meant to be; title: Saving Eve; title: Waiting for Boaz and other myths of love; title: What's wrong with Proverbs 31; title: When Jesus was a man's man; title: The problem with purity; title: Setting captives free; title: What happens in the silence; title: Princesses, kingdoms, and God, oh my!