Women in the Old Testament

Samson and Delilah, Book of Judges, chapter 16 The history of Samson and Delilah has fascinated readers throughout the ages. Peter

We are told relatively little about Deborah in the Old Testament. However, the little we do learn comes to life

Joshua 2:1-24, 6:17-25. (See also Matthew 1:5, Hebrews 11:31 & James 2:25.) Rahab’s story is told in the

We meet the sister of Moses three times in the course of the Pentateuch: her first appearance is perhaps her

Readings: Genesis 38. I imagine that when the rather racy story of Tamar and her three husbands appears as the First

Reading: Genesis chapter 34, The Rape of Dinah The dramatic story of Dinah is one where hermeneutics will have much to

If we think family life can be a complicated affair in these times, the Old Testament can always seem to

Readings: Genesis 16-17, 21.Most modern readers of the Hagar-Sarai-Abram novella would see Hagar as the victim of the story. She

Sarai (or Sarah as she would become known) is a complex and ambiguous character. We first meet her in

In the second creation story, seeing how Adam desires someone equal to him, God gives woman to man as his

As we come to the end of the academic year here at Blackfriars, it's time for us to introduce our