Women in the New Testament
Overview
Was Mary Magdalene a prostitute? Is the story of Martha of Bethany about homemaking? Were the women in Jesus’s genealogy all sexual sinners? Was Junia an apostle or not?
What do you really know about the women in the New Testament?
Often, the stories of the important women in the New Testament are left out of church teaching and Christian books. Or if they are told, they include myths and misperceptions.
In this course, Dr. Lynn Cohick, New Testament Professor and Provost of Northern Seminary, teaches the true stories of women in the Bible. She has written several books on women in the New Testament world and the early church.
Each session examines an aspect of the social and cultural world of the New Testament and explores a biblical woman’s story in relation to her context. The course looks at marriage, at motherhood, at discipleship, at patronage, at teaching, and at leadership as New Testament women live out their callings before God and in the Christian community.
Women studied include:
Come along and explore these lesser-known stories of women of faith.
- Teaches the true stories of women in the Bible.
- Examines an aspect of the social and cultural world of the New Testament.
- Explores a biblical woman’s story in relation to her context.
- Lesson 1: Mary, Jesus’ Mother and Disciple
- Lesson 2: Old Testament Women in Jesus’ Genealogy
- Lesson 3: Mary Magdalene
- Lesson 4: Jairus’ Daughter and the Hemorrhaging Woman
- Lesson 5: The Canaanite Woman
- Lesson 6: The Samaritan Woman
- Lesson 7: Mary and Martha of Bethany
- Lesson 8: Phoebe and Junia
- Lesson 9: Lydia and Priscilla
- Lesson 10: Rules for Interpretation
- Title: Women in the New Testament (video)
- Author: Lynn H. Cohick
- Publisher: Seminary Now
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Video
- Subject: Women in the Bible › Study and teaching--Videos
- Resource ID: LLS:WMNNWTSTMNTVD
- Resource Type: Media
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-12-19T18:13:29Z
Dr. Lynn H. Cohick, presently serves as Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs of Northern Seminary in Lisle, Illinois. She also teaches New Testament and is leading the development of a MA program in women's studies.
She received her bachelor’s degree from Messiah College in Grantham, PA, and my Ph.D. in New Testament and Christian Origins from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. After 18 years as professor of New Testament and Biblical Studies at Wheaton College (serving as department chair and dean toward the end of her time there), she accepted the invitation to join Denver Seminary as their Provost / Dean. She's also taught at Messiah College (Grantham, PA), and Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (Nairobi, Kenya) in the 80s and 90s, respectively.
She has taught and given lectures around the world. Perhaps her most exciting venue was the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. Where she presented the keynote lecture at Speech Night for the Presbyterian Ladies College, Sydney.
She enjoys preaching from the Bible, teaching on matters pertaining to women’s ministry, and exploring issues pertaining to the historical relationship between Jews and Christians.