A review by mad3n
The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth by Beth Allison Barr

3.0

This was a good read. I really appreciate Barr’s orientation to the content as a historian and a christian! It was a refreshing alternative to the many mainstream books out there written by pastors and popular church leaders. Her unique historical framework brought much needed context to popular scriptures about gender norms. I enjoyed that she covered topics related to the influence of roman and european culture on the writing and interpretation of scripture. This book was informative and well-written, although looking back I would have appreciated a more well-rounded perspective. I think the book could have been embellished by contextual examples outside of europe/NA. I think she did a good job of explaining how things came to be and what she thinks may be wrong with the status quo, but did not offer many much direction/example in how properly adjust.