Women of the Bible in Context: Her God, Her Story, Her Voice

Rediscovering women of the Bible at the intersection of trauma, ancient historical context, and Biblical languages with Jessica LM Jenkins of We Who Thirst.

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Podcasting since 2024 • 42 episodes

Women of the Bible in Context: Her God, Her Story, Her Voice

Latest Episodes

042 What if menstruation laws actually give women dignity?

Some Bible passages don’t just confuse us, they sting. When Leviticus talks about menstruation and childbirth, a lot of women quietly wonder: Why would God call my normal body “unclean”? Why would worship feel off-limits because of bleeding, re...

October 06, 2026 • Episode 42 • 1:00:30

041 Matriarchal Authority: Old Testament Women Had More Power Than You Think

If your mental picture of Old Testament women is “invisible and powerless,” it may be built more from modern debates than from the ancient world the Bible actually describes. I grew up with a complementarian framework that treated authority as ...

September 15, 2026 • Episode 41 • 1:14:51

040 Why I'm NOT a Complementarian

We walk through the deeper reasons we can no longer hold complementarianism, focusing on Bible reading frameworks, power, and the new-covenant identity of believers. We explain why historical context, Genesis, Jesus’ teaching on authority, and ...

September 01, 2026 • Episode 40 • 1:15:55

039 God As Mother wtih Elizabeth Berget

If “God the Father” has been the only picture of God you’ve ever been given, you might not realize how much of Scripture you’re missing, and how much comfort might be locked behind that one doorway. I’m joined by Elizabeth Berget, speaker and a...

May 26, 2026 • Episode 39 • 31:52

038 Daughters of Zelophehad: Five Women Who Changed Property Law

Five women approach Israel’s highest leaders with a simple question that turns into a nation-shaping legal reform: what happens to a household when a father dies with no sons? We walk through the daughters of Zelophehad in Numbers 27 and watch ...

April 27, 2026 • Episode 38 • 45:46