A Woman’s Place is in the Story:

Seeing Women in the Biblical Narrative

“Both males and females lose out when they hear and learn only parts of the Bible rather than the whole. The daughters of Zelophehad are models for us all, not for women only. Deborah is a model for us all. Jezebel, well, she’s a warning to us all. The women in Romans 16 are models for us all. Male and female, we need each other. And we need all of Scripture.” – Sandra L. Glahn

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In her book, A Woman’s Place is in the Story, Dr. Sandra Glahn closely examines Biblical texts that feature women in difficult situations and circumstances often misunderstood or largely ignored in church spaces. These women’s stories deserve to be reread, reevaluated, and retold. The book features compelling chapters on Tamar, the women in Exodus (Shiprah & Puah, the Pharaoh’s daughter, Jochebed, Miriam, and Zipporah), Abigail, the daughters of Zelophehad, the daughters of Job, the woman of Shunem, Jezebel, and the Samaritan woman. The book focuses heavily on story, and Glahn carefully walks through the elements of the Bible and the art of storytelling, explaining narrative voice, setting, plot, structure, and characterization. Evaluating the elements of story, along with a contextual reading of the texts, facilitates Dr. Glahn’s helpful insights into these important women’s stories and their significance today. New Testament scholar Scot McKnight stated, “The reality is that many in the church, both women and men, do not know the stories of women in the Bible, and so Glahn offers a conclusion on what the church’s leaders can do to reconfigure the place of women in the Bible’s story.”