Gender in the Old Testament

<p>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.</p> <p> </p> <p>Scriptures we referred to today include:</p> <p>Genesis 1-3 - creation and fall</p> <p>Exodus 15 - Miriam the prophet</p> <p>Exodus 20 (and Prov 1) - listen and obey both parents</p> <p>Numbers 27 - women inheriting property</p> <p>Judges 4 - Deborah and Barak</p> <p>Judges 4 - Jael the fighter</p> <p>2 Sam 14 and 20 - wise women and civic leaders</p> <p>2 Kings 11 - queen Athaliah</p> <p>2 Kings 22 - Huldah the prophet</p> <p>Proverbs 8-9 - wisdom personified as a woman</p> <p>Proverbs 31 - the wise woman</p> <p>Esther - the political leader</p> <p>Ruth - loyalty, courage and initiation</p> <p>Song of Songs - the initiator</p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks for listening to this episode of the House of Learning podcast.</p> <p>This podcast is produced by <a href='https://westsideajc.org/'>Westside: A Jesus Church</a> in Portland, Oregon.</p> <p> </p> <p>If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review, subscribe, and share with someone.</p> <p>And if you have a question you’d like us to chat about, please let us know!</p>