A Woman’s Place Is in the Story Seeing Women in the Biblical Narrative It’s Time to Tell the Whole Story
Sandra L. Glahn
In A Woman’s Place Is in the Story , Glahn models how we can better read stories in their literary context and understand why the original authors included what they did. She reexamines both well-known and neglected passages, such as Tamar and Judah, the Hebrew midwives, Abigail, and the Samaritan woman at the well. Even when they seem to be minor characters, biblical women are key to moving the plot forward and revealing truths about God. In this book, you’ll explore • how leaving women out of the biblical story changes the plot and meaning that was intended, • how distorting women as they appear in the biblical story affects the way we view women in general, and • how misunderstanding how women appear in the story affects the way we view God. Discover how rightly seeing women in the biblical narrative leads to more faithful interpretation and application for the benefit of all God’s people.
A Woman’s Place Is in the Story
Seeing Women in the Biblical Narrative
August 25, 2026 240 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-1107-2 6 x 9 inches, $24.99 REL006210 RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General
SANDRA L. GLAHN (PhD, University of Texas at Dallas) is professor of media arts and worship at Dallas Theological Seminary, where her emphases are first- century backgrounds related to women, culture, gender, and the arts. She has authored or edited more than twenty books, including Nobody’s Mother , Vindicating the Vixens , and Sexual Intimacy in Marriage (coauthor).
Insight from the Author What motivated you to write this book? What particular need are you addressing? We have had a habit of skipping the women who appear in the stories of Scripture, and in doing so, we miss major meanings in the story itself. Women are leaving the church in part because they don’t see a place for them or their gifts. I think the correction begins with helping men and women alike see women in the story.
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