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Nobody's Mother

Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament

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Nobody's Mother

By: Sandra L. Glahn
Narrated by: Kim Niemi
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Some Christians think Paul's reference to "saved through childbearing" in 1 Timothy 2:15 means that women are slated primarily for delivering and raising children. Alternate readings, however, sometimes fail to build on the best historical and textual evidence.

Sandra Glahn thinks that we have misunderstood Paul by misunderstanding the context to which he wrote. A key to reading and applying 1 Timothy, Glahn argues, lies in getting to know a mysterious figure who haunts the letter: the goddess Artemis.

Based on groundbreaking research, Nobody's Mother demonstrates how better background information supports faithful interpretation. Combining spiritual autobiography with scholarly exploration, Glahn takes listeners on a journey to ancient Ephesus and across early church history. Unveiling the cult of Artemis and how early Christians related to it can give us a clearer sense of the type of radical, countercultural fellowship the New Testament writers intended Christ's church to be.

©2023 Sandra L. Glahn (P)2023 eChristian Bible Study Bibles & Bible Study Christianity
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Sandra Glahn has applied her scholarship to a very important issue in the church today. Her book is very enlightening in understanding Paul's letter to Timothy and what was happening for the Ephesian Christians.

good research, clear writing

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