![]() ![]() I would have been glad to read a book like that, whether I agreed with its conclusions or not. The best way to accomplish both of your goals would have been to attempt to live by all the commandments the Bible genuinely addresses to Christian women, while discussing the rules of responsible interpretation along the way. So here’s what I would have said if we could have gotten the chance to open that dialogue. Rachel, I tried twice to get in touch with you when you were in New York City on the talk shows but wasn’t able to connect. She also says she wants to open a fresh, honest dialogue about biblical interpretation, that is, how to do it rightly and well. ![]() (emphasis mine)Įvans wants to show that everyone who tries to follow biblical norms does so selectively-“cherry picking” some parts and passing over others. My hope is that the book will generate some laughs, as well as a fresh, honest dialogue about. I set out to follow all of the Bible’s instructions for women as literally as possible for a year to show that no woman, no matter how devout, is actually practicing biblical womanhood all the way. I’ve long been frustrated by the inconsistencies with which “biblical womanhood” is taught and applied in my evangelical Christian community. Under “Why She Wrote the Book,” Evans says: ![]() Rachel Held Evans had at least two stated goals for writing A Year of Biblical Womanhood, according to the promotional material accompanying my advance review copy. ![]()
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