Walking With the Women in the New Testament

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With questions about women s roles in the Priesthood, studying the New Testament proves a useful tool The New Testament contains accounts of over 50 women and their interactions with Christ and the early Church With beautiful artwork, charts, historical information, and study tools, this book delves into the lives of these faithful women and shows God s great love for them and their great role in His plan. Free Download [ Walking With the Women in the New Testament ] author [ Heather Farrell ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr When this book came in the mail, I had to dive in right away It s gorgeous I love the layout and the artwork is stunning Visually, I was impressed Then, I started reading it and loved it evenIn the introduction, Heather Farrell shares why she wrote this book and then she shares techniques to help getout of the scriptures and I got some fabulous new ideas Then she starts in on their stories There are some women I m very familiar with and others whose names I have glossed over m When this book came in the mail, I had to dive in right away It s gorgeous I love the layout and the artwork is stunning Visually, I was impressed Then, I started reading it and loved it evenIn the introduction, Heather Farrell shares why she wrote this book and then she shares techniques to help getout of the scriptures and I got some fabulous new ideas Then she starts in on their stories There are some women I m very familiar with and others whose names I have glossed over many times without giving them a second thought Some of them are listed by name and others by what they re known for, e.g., Woman with an Issue of Blood, Woman with a Spirit of Infirmity, etc I was especially touched by Mary Magdalene s story and didn t realize how much I didn t know about her I love the experiences that the author shares from her own life to show the similarities we have with these women In the Appendix, she includes the Young Women ...In October I received a free review copy from Cedar Fort Publishing of the book Walking with the Women of the New Testament, by Heather Farrell I knew right off the bat that my review would be biased Heather Farrell and I, along with Felice Austin, Robyn Allgood, and Sheridan Ripley, co wrote The Gift of Giving Life Rediscovering the Divine Nature of Pregnancy and Birth from 2009 until it was published in 2012.Walking with the Women in the New Testament is introduced with a quotation Heathe In October I received a free review copy from Cedar Fort Publishing of the book Walking with the Women of the New Testament, by Heather Farrell I knew right off the bat that my review would be biased Heather Farrell and I, along with Felice Austin, Robyn Allgood, and Sheridan Ripley, co wrote The Gift of Giving Life Rediscovering the Divine Nature of Pregnancy and Birth from 2009 until it was published in 2012.Walking with the Women in the New Testament is introduced with a quotation Heather has also displayed at the top of her blog The greatest champion of woman and womanhood is Jesus the Christ J...The book is approachable for anyone who wishes to see and know the women in the New Testament as personally as Heather Farrell has In the process of writing and researching she s become an amateur scholar and her book is filled with keen observations that have come though her earnest wrestling with the text, research, and asking to understand.The book is designed to be savored with rich styling and color throughout the book However, I found Mandy Jane Williams s art to be a bit distracting th The book is approachable for anyone who wishes to see and know the women in the New Testament as personally as Heather Farrell has In the process of writing and researching she s become an amateur scholar and her book is filled with keen observations that have come though her earnest wrestling with the text, research, and asking to understand.The book is designed to be savored with rich styling and color throughout the book However, I found Mandy Jane Williams s art to be a bit distracting the models and clothes she features in her images look at lotblond and modern than what hey were ancient women they were intended to imply Or perhaps the choice was deliberate to help the reader connect with inspiration though the image Regardless, the book is deeply personal and thoug...It is often easy to see and take note of the lack of women in scripture and Farrell helps us to see that there were women and they played a bigger role than we generally understand Beautiful book and beautiful pictures It appears to be well researched and is easy to read and to understand I was most interested in the historical aspects and Farrell did a great job helping the reader to understand and make connections by explaining the historical context and pulling in quotes from general autho It is often easy to see and take note of the lack of women in scripture and Farrell helps us to see that there were women and they played a bigger role than we generally understand Beautiful book and beautiful pictures It appears to be well researched and is easy to read and to understand I was most interested in the historical aspects and Farrell did a great job helping the r...I read the majority of this on her website as I prepped for my women in the scriptures class Great research Didn t love the speculation about the women, but she was good about keeping that clear from facts Definitely a great resource.Excellent workgreat resource Loved the bookGlad to own a copy Great resource Thank you so much Will be using this for my reflectionsI was so excited when I received my copy in the mail After reading all the great insights in her blog I knew it was going to be great But something about the book surprised me I brought the book with me one Friday afternoon to the church while I waited for Sam to go through his primary program practice I figured it would be a good time to sit and read through some of the book As I sat in the foyer with my book, my three year old son came over and asked me to read it to him At first I sort I was so excited when I received my copy in the mail After reading all the great insights in her blog I knew it was going to be great But something about the book surprised me I brought the book with me one Friday afternoon to the church while I waited for Sam to go through his primary program practice I figured it would be a good time to sit and read through some of the book As I sat in the foyer with my book, my three year old son came over and asked me to read it to him At first I sort of put him off, this wasn t really a kids book, but he insisted So he plop...Farrell, a frequent reader here is also a blogger herself, writes the thoughtful, inspiring blog womeninthescriptures.com The ideas she began the blog with are extended into this new publication The book is lush with information each women or groups of women are featured with scripture references and accessible retelling of and suggestion of what each woman s life may have been like as well personal connections and insights Farrell found from studying each story The book is especially writ Farrell, a frequent reader here is also a blogger herself, writes the thoughtful, inspiring blog womeninthescriptures.com The ideas she began the blog with are extended into this new publication The book is lush with information each women or groups of women are featured with scripture references and accessible retelling of and suggestion of what each woman s life may have been like as well personal connections and insights Farrell found from studying each story The book is especially written as an LDS woman for an LD...5 STARS First of all this book is the best quality of books I have seen in along time The cover is beautiful The art work is beautiful and graceful The paper is quality With so many cheap books out there this is not one of those I was definitely impressed even before I started to read it This is a book to savor I did not want to rush it each woman had a picture Each has the scripture Not everyone had her own name like Paul s sister, widow with two mites each is looked at with detail, 5 STARS First of all this book is the best quality of books I have seen in along time The cover is beautiful The art work is beautiful and graceful The paper is quality With so many cheap books out there this is not one of those I was definitely impressed even before I started to read it This is a book to savor I did not want to rush it each woman had a picture Each has the scripture Not everyone had her own name like Paul s sister, widow with two mites each is looked at with detail, things from history or Jewish traditions or what was going on at the time It is fascinating to read each page has so much information on it This is a book I would love to have out on a coffee table if I had one It is a book that can be read every day and find something to learn about these women and their examples that I did not know and want to Mary has the most pages about her most have one or two pages My favorite keeps changing when I read another woman s story We see the teaching, the healing, by...I feel I must point out that while Farrell s book is a thoughtful and comprehensive meditation on the women of the New Testament, it is not what I would consider a feminist reading of them It does not challenge current gender roles in the Church or attempt to stretch the understanding of roles that women in the New Testament may have held For example one of the questions she suggests readers reflect on in their scripture reading is, What type of influence would she the woman in the story ha I feel I must point out that while Farrell s book is a thoughtful and comprehensive meditation on the women of the New Testament, it is not what I would consider a feminist reading of them It does not challenge current gender roles in the Church or attempt to stretch the understanding of roles that women in the New Testament may have held For example one of the questions she suggests readers reflect on in their scripture reading is, What type of influence would she the woman in the story have had on those around her She writes of current times I think the problem is that in our society we often don t see women ...In her book, Walking With The Women Of The New Testament, she invites the reader to walk with the women in the New Testament like one would an old friend Included as resources are the Table of Contents, a list of New Testament women, including those also mentioned in the Old Testament and from the parables, and endnotes Each thoughtfully written biography includes a scripture reference and personal thoughts Also included are maps, diagrams, and insight into local customs which provide depth a In her book, Walking With The Women Of The New Testament, she invites the reader to walk with the women in the New Testament like one would an old friend Included as resources are the Table of Contents, a list of New Testament women, including those also mentioned in the Old Testament and from the parables, and endnotes Each thoughtfully written biography includes a scripture reference and personal thoughts Also included are maps, diagrams, and insight into local customs which provide depth and understanding about these women These stories truly come alive with the artwork of Mandy Jane Williams The book is worth purchasing based on her work alone Real, living women...I really appreciated learning how manywomen are mentioned in the New Testament than the half dozen we usually hear about I liked learningabout them I especially enjoyed the parts where the author explainsabout the historical setting and the alternate possible translations to help increase my understanding of each woman mentioned I didn t give it five stars because I was expectinghistorical linguistic stuff and less of the author s personal expounding on the lessons to I really appreciated learning how manywomen are mentioned in the New Testament than the half dozen we usually hear about I liked learningabout them I especially enjoyed the parts where the author explainsabout the historical setting and the alternate possible translations to help increase my understanding of each woman mentioned I didn t give it five stars because I was expectinghistorical linguistic stuff and less of the author s personal expound...WALKING WITH THE WOMEN OF THE NEW TESTAMENT by Heather Farrell is an interesting New Testament Study Latter Day Church of Saints Mormonism.Did you know Elisabeth Martha Mary Lydia, and their legacy of faith Some I knowabout than others In this title, you will find some historical background information onthan just these four, illustrations which I must say are gorgeous , charts, study tools, and so much .This book is for women of any faith, I believe, rather you are Baptist WALKING WITH THE WOMEN OF THE NEW TESTAMENT by Heather Farrell is an interesting New Testament Study Latter Day Church of Saints Mormonism.Did you know Elisabeth Martha Mary Lydia, and their legacy of faith Some I knowabout than others In this title, you will find some historical background information onthan just these four, illustrations which I must say are gorgeous , charts, study tools, and so much .This book is for wo...I really enjoyed reading the author s insights into the women in the New Testament and how their stories relate to our lives now The author has done a good job researching Throughout the book, the author makes point to prove that Christ really was and is still a champion of women and shows that through the stories of these women It is a very thorough listing of women in the New Testament While geared toward Latter day Saint women, I think women of any faith would enjoy this thought provoki I really enjoyed reading the author s insights into the women in the New Testament and how their stories relate to our lives now The author has done a good job researching Throughout the book, the author makes point to prove that Christ really was and is still a champion of women and shows that through the stories of these women It is a very thoro...

Walking With the Women in the New Testament
  • English
  • 24 August 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 304 pages
  • 1462114210
  • Heather Farrell
  • Walking With the Women in the New Testament