a year of biblical womanhood by rachel held evans

Ultimately, I wish the back had explained she explores a virtue a month, instead of implying that she makes radical changes in her life. It would have been a nice area for opinions and debate. In my mind, I kinda wanted her to touch upon the reaction of strangers as she tried to live biblically.

I guess part of me wanted to enjoy the situational comedy of strangers thinking she was crazy. And then she finds 'loop-holes' so she doesn't embarrass herself and her husband in public.

And sometimes in the chapters she admits she only kept it up for a week. But instead, she actually only focuses on one Biblical virtue a month. The back of the book claims that the author vows 'to take all of the Bible's instructions for women as literally as possible for a year.' It's a bold statement that made me imagine her turning Amish for a year. However, for me, it ended up being disappointing. Read moreīecause I love women's history, historical reenactments, and I am a Christian, I was looking forward to this read. Join Evans as she dives deep into the lives of the women we meet in Scripture and redefines what it means to live biblically. developing a 'Biblical Woman's Ten Commandments' to serve as a guide for daily living.focusing on virtues like domesticity, obedience, beauty, submission, and grace.applying the Bible's teachings to day-to-day life, sometimes to literal extremes.exploring what a 'woman's place' is according to the Scriptures.In A Year of Biblical Womanhood, Evans shares her courageous and often humorous journey of: She consults with women who practice these ancient biblical mandates in their own lives-from an Orthodox Jewish woman who changed the way Evans reads the Bible to an Amish community that taught her the true meaning of modesty. Intrigued by the traditionalist resurgence that led many of her friends to abandon their careers to assume traditional gender roles in the home, Evans decided to try it for herself, vowing to take all of the Bible's instructions for women as literally as possible for a full year.Īlong the way, Evans explores the rich heritage of scriptural heroines, models of grace, and all-around women of valor that we come to know in the Bible. Strong-willed and independent, Evans couldn't sew a button on a blouse before she embarked on a radical life experiment-a year of biblical womanhood. Have you ever wondered what God truly expects of women? Is there really a prescription for biblical womanhood? Does the Bible's idea of womanhood have a place in modern Christianity? New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans embarks on a year-long study of what it means to live by the standards of biblical womanhood.

A year of biblical womanhood by rachel held evans