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elisacarlene's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
abigailcampbell's review
5.0
“To look at Jesus through the eyes of women may seem at first like an innately modern project. But when it comes to Jesus’ death and resurrection, it’s precisely what the gospel authors invite us to do. What we see through their eyes is not an alternative Jesus, but rather the authentic Jesus, who welcomes both men and women as his disciples…The testimony of women is not just tacked on to the end of the gospels. It’s also woven in.”
redcabinreads's review
5.0
5+
A new favorite for me.
This book was nourishment for my soul.
I grew up in a cult that silenced women. If a woman was being physically abused, everyone looked the other way. If a husband cheated, it was her fault. And if she was sexually abused, she asked for it.
Some might equate Jesus with those actions, too. But the Bible tells a drastically different story. Women were pivotal in Jesus’ minestry. “If we cut the things (out of the Bible) that only women witnessed, we’d lose our first glimpse of Jesus as he took on human flesh and our first glimpse of his resurrected body.”
Women were seen as less-than in the Greco-Roman world, but Jesus made them a central part of his ministry.
What I loved ♥️:
•The way the chapters were laid out
•The way the women were brought to life. It became easy (and breathtaking) to see Jesus through their eyes.
•The discussion questions at the end of each chapter - perfect for a group study!
What I didn’t love:
Nothing. This book will be a highly recommended one for me and a reread in the near future.
A new favorite for me.
This book was nourishment for my soul.
I grew up in a cult that silenced women. If a woman was being physically abused, everyone looked the other way. If a husband cheated, it was her fault. And if she was sexually abused, she asked for it.
Some might equate Jesus with those actions, too. But the Bible tells a drastically different story. Women were pivotal in Jesus’ minestry. “If we cut the things (out of the Bible) that only women witnessed, we’d lose our first glimpse of Jesus as he took on human flesh and our first glimpse of his resurrected body.”
Women were seen as less-than in the Greco-Roman world, but Jesus made them a central part of his ministry.
What I loved ♥️:
•The way the chapters were laid out
•The way the women were brought to life. It became easy (and breathtaking) to see Jesus through their eyes.
•The discussion questions at the end of each chapter - perfect for a group study!
What I didn’t love:
Nothing. This book will be a highly recommended one for me and a reread in the near future.
jedster247's review
5.0
I’ve reached the point where I count it a privilege to read anything Rebecca writes. This time she gives us outstanding insights into the counter-cultural ways Jesus valued and esteemed women, and how they responded to Him as more than a great moral teacher, but placed their faith in Him as the risen Lord.