What the Church Needs to Know About Fierce and Faithful Women in Scripture
For generations, the incredible stories of many women in the Bible have often been ignored and misunderstood. Yet, we have so much to learn from their lives of courage and faithfulness.
In this episode of Hear Women, Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young welcomes biblical scholars Carmen Joy Imes and Nijay Gupta for an inspiring look at the importance of sharing women’s stories from Scripture. They discuss their new book Fierce and Faithful, designed to help tween readers and their families see courageous women as real, essential characters in God’s story, valuable for readers of all ages.
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Imes and Gupta reflect on why so many women in the Bible have been overlooked, the role of imagination when reading Scripture, and how highlighting women’s stories enlivens the faith of the church today. Together, they show us how biblical women display a bold vision of discipleship that both women and men—and girls and boys—can learn from.
If you want to learn from the examples of faithful women in the Bible, whether or not you have younger readers in your life, this episode will broaden your understanding, help you ask better questions of Scripture, and honor the women who have always been part of God’s plan.
This episode highlights the following themes:
✅ Why women’s stories matter for the next generation of the church
✅ How imagination and scholarship come together to retell biblical stories
✅ The impact of seeing women as role models for both girls and boys
Links from this episode:
✅ Learn more about Carmen Joy Imes (https://www.ivpress.com/carmen-joy-imes) and Nijay Gupta (https://www.ivpress.com/nijay-k-gupta)
✅ Read Fierce and Faithful (https://www.ivpress.com/fierce-and-faithful?srsltid=AU7gw4V6Ox4Kor7NsMuGJe2PQvmNzEnIr9MyobL_NOmdXutkb-6-b25E) by Carmen Joy Imes and Nijay Gupta
✅ Read Redeeming Eden (https://www.ingridfaro.com/books) by Ingrid Faro
✅ Read A Woman's Place Is in the Story (https://www.ivpress.com/a-woman-s-place-is-in-the-story) by Sandra L. Glahn
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