Women in the Old Testament, Part Two

While we may know the Bible stories of Israel’s military leaders, kings, and prophets, we are often less familiar with the stories of the women who helped to establish a monarchy, defend Israel’s interests, and reflect God’s image in unique ways. In Women in the Old Testament, Part Two, a continuation of the classic commentary by Irene Nowell, OSB, in conversation with the contemporary voice of Jaime Waters, you will explore stories of women of the Bible such as Judith and Esther, whose complexities and gifts broke stereotypes and continue to reveal God to us. Commentary, study and reflection questions, prayers, and access to online lectures are included. 4 lessons.

Irene Nowell, OSB, is a Benedictine of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas. An accomplished theologian and biblical scholar, Nowell is a past president of the Catholic Biblical Association and the author of numerous volumes in the New Collegeville Bible Commentary series; author of the Sarah and Hagar volume in the Alive in the Word series; Sing a New Song: The Psalms in the Sunday Lectionary; and Pleading, Cursing, Praising all published by Liturgical Press. She is also a contributor to the Little Rock Catholic Study Bible and she is a member of the editorial board of Give Us This Day (Liturgical Press).

Jaime L. Waters, author of Jeremiah in the Wisdom Commentary series (Liturgical Press), is associate professor of Old Testament at the Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry. She holds degrees from Boston College, Yale Divinity School, and Johns Hopkins University. Waters also contributes to Give Us This Day and America Magazine.

Each lesson includes a video lecture (15-20 min). Videos can be viewed online (link provided on Table of Contents page of each book) or on DVD (available for purchase). Speakers for this study are Amy Ekeh, Mahri Leonard-Fleckman, Diana Macalintal, and Catherine Upchurch