Gender in the Old Testament

How do gender roles manifest in the Old Testament? We take a closer look at whether male and female merely reflect the pattern of patriarchy in the culture, manifest God’s ideals, or reveal a journey that’s somewhere in between. This is a follow up to our class looking at gender and ministry.

 

Scriptures we referred to today include:

Genesis 1-3 - creation and fall

Exodus 15 - Miriam the prophet

Exodus 20 (and Prov 1) - listen and obey both parents

Numbers 27 - women inheriting property

Judges 4 - Deborah and Barak

Judges 4 - Jael the fighter

2 Sam 14 and 20 - wise women and civic leaders

2 Kings 11 - queen Athaliah

2 Kings 22 - Huldah the prophet

Proverbs 8-9 - wisdom personified as a woman

Proverbs 31 - the wise woman

Esther - the political leader

Ruth - loyalty, courage and initiation

Song of Songs - the initiator

 

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