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Examining modern issues through the lens of the women in the Book of Genesis
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Dinah: Victim Blaming
The story of the Rape of Dinah highlights ongoing issues of victim blaming in our society.
Tamar: Female Ambition
Examining the story of Tamar and Judah through the lens of ambition (i.e., Tamar's ambition to continue Judah's family line)
Rachel & Leah: Motherhood
Rachel and Leah (and their maidservants) gave Jacob 12 sons and a daughter. What can they teach us about motherhood?
Hagar: Powerlessness and Vulnerability
The story of Hagar shows the powerlessness of those who are enslaved.
Rebecca: Girl Boss
Unlike her husband Isaac, who should little agency in the Biblical text, Rebecca shows a great deal of personal agency - the original "girl boss."
Sarah: Image Rehabilitation
The Sarah of the Biblical text was not always the paradigm of holiness that later commentators tried to make her out to be.