The first thing he says to her is, ‘Daughter.’” “So instead of Jesus saying, ‘You’re unclean, how dare you be out here? And how dare you reach out to me?’ Even if you didn’t believe he was the son of God, he was an esteemed religious teacher or rabbi. “We’re told that she comes before (Jesus) trembling and in fear falls down before him to confess everything,” Bream explains.
In broadening each woman’s individual story, Shannon offers us a deeper understanding of each, and wisdom and insights that can transform our own lives today.Fox News anchor Shannon Bream’s favorite portion of her book about women in the Bible is retelling the story of the “unclean” woman found in Mark 5:21. The Women of the Bible Speak outlines the lessons we can take from the valor of Esther, the hope of Hannah, the audacity of Rahab, and the faith of Mary.
In studying these heroes of the faith, we can find wisdom and warnings for how to better navigate our own faith journeys. In their lives we can see common struggles to resist bitterness, despair, and pride, and to instead find their true selves in faith, hope, and love. In pairing their stories, Shannon helps us reflect not only on the meaning of each individual’s life, but on how they relate to each other and to us.įrom the shepherdesses of ancient Israel who helped raise the future leaders of the people of God, to the courageous early Christians, the narrative of the Bible offers us many vivid and fascinating female characters. In The Women of the Bible Speak, Fox News Channel's Shannon Bream opens up the lives of sixteen of these Biblical women, arranging them into pairs and contrasting their journeys. The first person to witness Jesus’ resurrection was Mary Magdalene, who promptly became the first Christian evangelist, eager to share the news which would change the world forever. The Bible contains warriors like Jael, judges like Deborah, and prophets like Miriam. It was Queen Esther’s bravery at a vital point in history which saved her entire people. But in fact, they were central figures in numerous Biblical tales.
People unfamiliar with Scripture often assume that women play a small, secondary role in the Bible. The women of the Bible lived timeless stories-by examining them, we can understand what it means to be a woman of faith.
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