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Walking with the Women of the New Testament
Mary. Elisabeth. Martha. Lydia.
Some we know by name. Some we know only by their legacy of faith.
The scriptures tell us of the many men who figured prominently in the Savior's life. Alongside the Apostles were also numerous valiant and virtuous women who worked and worshipped, petitioned and prayed. Discover their stories in this unique and uplifting book.
Inside you'll find
Historical background information on the more than seventy women mentioned in the New Testament
Beautiful artwork depicting the lives and values of these women of faith
Charts and study tools to help you learn more
Stunning photography that will take you back to the early days of the Savior's Church
Filled with stories that will inspire you in your own efforts to follow the Savior, this unique book is sure to become a treasure in your home for years to come.
Some we know by name. Some we know only by their legacy of faith.
The scriptures tell us of the many men who figured prominently in the Savior's life. Alongside the Apostles were also numerous valiant and virtuous women who worked and worshipped, petitioned and prayed. Discover their stories in this unique and uplifting book.
Inside you'll find
Historical background information on the more than seventy women mentioned in the New Testament
Beautiful artwork depicting the lives and values of these women of faith
Charts and study tools to help you learn more
Stunning photography that will take you back to the early days of the Savior's Church
Filled with stories that will inspire you in your own efforts to follow the Savior, this unique book is sure to become a treasure in your home for years to come.
459 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 9, 2014
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431 people want to read
About the author
Heather Farrell
18 books60 followersHeather Farrell’s love for the scriptures began young, when at the age of 11 she hid under a flashlight under her pillow so she could read the Old Testament late at night. Her love for the women in scriptures began when, her oldest son was born around Christmas time and she felt a kinship with Mary, the mother of Jesus. As she began to research Mary she realized that there were hundreds of women in the scriptures, but very little had been written about them. Excited by all the women she discovered, she began sharing what she learned on her popular blog, Women in the Scriptures (womeninthescriptures.com). Primarily self taught in the scriptures, Heather is a testament to the truth that becoming a scholar of the gospel is not beyond anyone’s reach, it just takes an inquisitive mind and the companionship of the Holy Ghost. Heather grew up in Idaho but currently lives in Iowa with her husband, four children, two sheep, a goat and a flock of chickens.
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November 26, 2014
When this book came in the mail, I had to dive in right away. It's gorgeous! I love the layout and the artwork is stunning. Visually, I was impressed! Then, I started reading it and loved it even more! In the introduction, Heather Farrell shares why she wrote this book and then she shares techniques to help get more out of the scriptures and I got some fabulous new ideas.
Then she starts in on their stories. There are some women I'm very familiar with and others whose names I have glossed over many times without giving them a second thought. Some of them are listed by name and others by what they're known for, e.g., "Woman with an Issue of Blood," "Woman with a Spirit of Infirmity," etc. I was especially touched by Mary Magdalene's story and didn't realize how much I didn't know about her. I love the experiences that the author shares from her own life to show the similarities we have with these women. In the Appendix, she includes the Young Women Values and lists women who she considers to be both good and bad examples of each value. I can't even list all the treasures you will find throughout this book.
I wasn't familiar with the author's website so I visited it and there is lots of great information there. I was able to download the first volume of her companion study guide for this book. She gives helps and prompts so you can gain your own individual insights into their stories and get what you personally need out of it.
In the introduction, she shares her hope that as you read this book, you will begin to understand that these were real women with real lives, real feelings and real problems, whose lives weren't really all that different from ours today. I really did feel that as I read and am excited to keep reading and studying about these amazing women that have so much to teach me!
I received a copy of this book to review. My opinion is 100% my own.
Mel's Shelves
Then she starts in on their stories. There are some women I'm very familiar with and others whose names I have glossed over many times without giving them a second thought. Some of them are listed by name and others by what they're known for, e.g., "Woman with an Issue of Blood," "Woman with a Spirit of Infirmity," etc. I was especially touched by Mary Magdalene's story and didn't realize how much I didn't know about her. I love the experiences that the author shares from her own life to show the similarities we have with these women. In the Appendix, she includes the Young Women Values and lists women who she considers to be both good and bad examples of each value. I can't even list all the treasures you will find throughout this book.
I wasn't familiar with the author's website so I visited it and there is lots of great information there. I was able to download the first volume of her companion study guide for this book. She gives helps and prompts so you can gain your own individual insights into their stories and get what you personally need out of it.
In the introduction, she shares her hope that as you read this book, you will begin to understand that these were real women with real lives, real feelings and real problems, whose lives weren't really all that different from ours today. I really did feel that as I read and am excited to keep reading and studying about these amazing women that have so much to teach me!
I received a copy of this book to review. My opinion is 100% my own.
Mel's Shelves
December 15, 2014
In October I received a free review copy (from Cedar Fort Publishing) of the book Walking with the Women of the New Testament, by Heather Farrell. I knew right off the bat that my review would be biased. Heather Farrell and I, along with Felice Austin, Robyn Allgood, and Sheridan Ripley, co-wrote The Gift of Giving Life: Rediscovering the Divine Nature of Pregnancy and Birth from 2009 until it was published in 2012.
Walking with the Women in the New Testament is introduced with a quotation Heather has also displayed at the top of her blog: “The greatest champion of woman and womanhood is Jesus the Christ” (James E. Talmage). Though I have seen this quotation many times on Heather’s blog, I don’t think I really got it until I was reading Heather’s book. At a time when women were often ignored and treated with little respect, Jesus Christ was unlike any other man. I love these quotes from the book’s introduction:
“The Gospels record his [Christ’s] ability to step outside the perspective of a Jewish male to see women simply as individuals. In a society where women were not allowed to study the scriptures, he taught the Samaritan woman at the well and he excused Mary from serving with Martha in order to study things of more value. Women were not permitted to function as legal witnesses, yet he allowed women to be the first witnesses to the resurrection” (Katherine H. Shirt).
“Perhaps it is no wonder that the women were first at the Cradle and last as the Cross. They had never known a man like this Man–there never had been such another. A prophet and teacher who never nagged at them, never flattered or coaxed or patronized; . . . who took their questions and arguments seriously; . . . who had no axe to grind and no uneasy male dignity to defend” (Dorothy Sayers).
As I delved into Heather’s book and the lives of these women, I was astounded to finally understand how much Christ respected women. I think it’s hard for us, so removed from Biblical culture and customs, to recognize how radical and remarkable His behavior toward women (and children) was. Jesus Christ loved women. And women loved Him deeply in return.
Every section of the book, every woman’s story, I found myself thinking… that one was my favorite. I feel like I have a bunch of new friends who lived two-thousand years ago. Two, in particular, touched me deeply.
First, Mary Magdalene. As I was reading about Mary Magdalene, my eyes eventually found their way to some words I recognized. Hey, I got quoted in someone else’s book! Nevermind that she’s my friend… it’s still cool, right? But even if I wasn’t quoted in this section, I think I still would have been very touched by Mary’s story. Heather writes, “While we don’t know the details of Mary Magdalene’s infirmity, we might deduce based on what we know of the others whom Christ healed from evil spirits that she was tormented with some sort of mental infirmity. The fact that she had seven devils cast out of her suggests that her infirmity may have been severe” (p. 77).
Heather explains that Christ called Mary “Magdalene” (meaning “tower of strength”) probably in much the same way that he called Simon “Peter” (meaning “rock”). After her healing, Mary became a devoted follower of Christ and a likely “tower of strength” to those around her, including Christ Himself. Of all the people Christ could have appeared to immediately after His resurrection, He chose Mary Magdalene.
Being a woman who struggles with “mental infirmities,” I gather peace from Mary’s remarkable recovery. If Christ can turn an infirm and darkness-plagued Mary into a “tower of strength,” maybe then there is hope for me too?
The other story that touched me deeply was the woman taken in adultery. Heather gives historical and cultural details about this story that I had previously been unaware of. But these details make the story all the more powerful and beautiful. Women who were merely suspected of adultery (regardless of guilt or innocence) were subjected to horrific and humiliating ordeals under Mosaic law. Heather goes into detail about these harsh practices in her book. Then, she says, “If this was how a woman who was only suspected of adultery was treated, I can imagine that the treatment given a woman who was ‘taken in the very act’ must have been especially harsh” (p.100). Based on common practices, Heather suggests that this woman was likely naked or partially naked, tied tightly with a cord, forced to stand in the middle of the temple for all to see, and condemned to die.
And, when presented with this scene… a naked sinner being observed and judged by the crowd, Christ chose not to look. Instead, He wrote on the ground. Heather writes, “We don’t know what He wrote or why He wrote it, but it lets us know that when everyone else’s eyes might have been staring at this woman in her nakedness, Christ kept His eyes averted. In a gesture of consideration for her, He ‘wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not’ (John 8:6).” I have always assumed that there was so much more to this story than what little we have available to us in the Bible. Heather’s insight helped me understand some of those missing pieces so much more clearly, and all of this just made me love Jesus Christ all the more.
I think that’s the greatest thing about Heather’s book. In reading her insights about these women’s stories, I came to know and love Jesus Christ in a way I hadn’t before. This love is a beautiful gift to have received after so many months of darkness and infirmity, feeling disconnected from God. As I worked my way through Heather’s book, I was separately and simultaneously crawling out of my own darkness, reaching for Christ more earnestly than I had ever reached for Him before. If you want to come to understand and appreciate who Jesus Christ was, Walking with the Women of the New Testament will help you get there.
Something else I love about Heather’s book is how accessible it is. The brief sections, helpful explanations, and beautiful artwork make it ideal for introducing girls and teenagers to the women in the scriptures. I went 30+ years before I ever really knew who most of these women were, but I imagine my spiritual life and my relationship with Christ would have benefited so much from becoming “friends” with these women in my youth. I love teaching my daughters about them.
Walking with the Women in the New Testament was definitely written for a Mormon audience, but I believe that any seeker of Truth would appreciate the stories and artwork in its pages.
Walking with the Women in the New Testament is introduced with a quotation Heather has also displayed at the top of her blog: “The greatest champion of woman and womanhood is Jesus the Christ” (James E. Talmage). Though I have seen this quotation many times on Heather’s blog, I don’t think I really got it until I was reading Heather’s book. At a time when women were often ignored and treated with little respect, Jesus Christ was unlike any other man. I love these quotes from the book’s introduction:
“The Gospels record his [Christ’s] ability to step outside the perspective of a Jewish male to see women simply as individuals. In a society where women were not allowed to study the scriptures, he taught the Samaritan woman at the well and he excused Mary from serving with Martha in order to study things of more value. Women were not permitted to function as legal witnesses, yet he allowed women to be the first witnesses to the resurrection” (Katherine H. Shirt).
“Perhaps it is no wonder that the women were first at the Cradle and last as the Cross. They had never known a man like this Man–there never had been such another. A prophet and teacher who never nagged at them, never flattered or coaxed or patronized; . . . who took their questions and arguments seriously; . . . who had no axe to grind and no uneasy male dignity to defend” (Dorothy Sayers).
As I delved into Heather’s book and the lives of these women, I was astounded to finally understand how much Christ respected women. I think it’s hard for us, so removed from Biblical culture and customs, to recognize how radical and remarkable His behavior toward women (and children) was. Jesus Christ loved women. And women loved Him deeply in return.
Every section of the book, every woman’s story, I found myself thinking… that one was my favorite. I feel like I have a bunch of new friends who lived two-thousand years ago. Two, in particular, touched me deeply.
First, Mary Magdalene. As I was reading about Mary Magdalene, my eyes eventually found their way to some words I recognized. Hey, I got quoted in someone else’s book! Nevermind that she’s my friend… it’s still cool, right? But even if I wasn’t quoted in this section, I think I still would have been very touched by Mary’s story. Heather writes, “While we don’t know the details of Mary Magdalene’s infirmity, we might deduce based on what we know of the others whom Christ healed from evil spirits that she was tormented with some sort of mental infirmity. The fact that she had seven devils cast out of her suggests that her infirmity may have been severe” (p. 77).
Heather explains that Christ called Mary “Magdalene” (meaning “tower of strength”) probably in much the same way that he called Simon “Peter” (meaning “rock”). After her healing, Mary became a devoted follower of Christ and a likely “tower of strength” to those around her, including Christ Himself. Of all the people Christ could have appeared to immediately after His resurrection, He chose Mary Magdalene.
Being a woman who struggles with “mental infirmities,” I gather peace from Mary’s remarkable recovery. If Christ can turn an infirm and darkness-plagued Mary into a “tower of strength,” maybe then there is hope for me too?
The other story that touched me deeply was the woman taken in adultery. Heather gives historical and cultural details about this story that I had previously been unaware of. But these details make the story all the more powerful and beautiful. Women who were merely suspected of adultery (regardless of guilt or innocence) were subjected to horrific and humiliating ordeals under Mosaic law. Heather goes into detail about these harsh practices in her book. Then, she says, “If this was how a woman who was only suspected of adultery was treated, I can imagine that the treatment given a woman who was ‘taken in the very act’ must have been especially harsh” (p.100). Based on common practices, Heather suggests that this woman was likely naked or partially naked, tied tightly with a cord, forced to stand in the middle of the temple for all to see, and condemned to die.
And, when presented with this scene… a naked sinner being observed and judged by the crowd, Christ chose not to look. Instead, He wrote on the ground. Heather writes, “We don’t know what He wrote or why He wrote it, but it lets us know that when everyone else’s eyes might have been staring at this woman in her nakedness, Christ kept His eyes averted. In a gesture of consideration for her, He ‘wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not’ (John 8:6).” I have always assumed that there was so much more to this story than what little we have available to us in the Bible. Heather’s insight helped me understand some of those missing pieces so much more clearly, and all of this just made me love Jesus Christ all the more.
I think that’s the greatest thing about Heather’s book. In reading her insights about these women’s stories, I came to know and love Jesus Christ in a way I hadn’t before. This love is a beautiful gift to have received after so many months of darkness and infirmity, feeling disconnected from God. As I worked my way through Heather’s book, I was separately and simultaneously crawling out of my own darkness, reaching for Christ more earnestly than I had ever reached for Him before. If you want to come to understand and appreciate who Jesus Christ was, Walking with the Women of the New Testament will help you get there.
Something else I love about Heather’s book is how accessible it is. The brief sections, helpful explanations, and beautiful artwork make it ideal for introducing girls and teenagers to the women in the scriptures. I went 30+ years before I ever really knew who most of these women were, but I imagine my spiritual life and my relationship with Christ would have benefited so much from becoming “friends” with these women in my youth. I love teaching my daughters about them.
Walking with the Women in the New Testament was definitely written for a Mormon audience, but I believe that any seeker of Truth would appreciate the stories and artwork in its pages.
December 8, 2018
The book is approachable for anyone who wishes to see and know the women in the New Testament as personally as Heather Farrell has. In the process of writing and researching she’s become an amateur scholar and her book is filled with keen observations that have come though her earnest wrestling with the text, research, and asking to understand.
The book is designed to be savored with rich styling and color throughout the book. However, I found Mandy Jane Williams’s art to be a bit distracting: the models and clothes she features in her images look at lot more blond and modern than what hey were ancient women they were intended to imply. Or perhaps the choice was deliberate to help the reader connect with inspiration though the image?
Regardless, the book is deeply personal and thoughtful. It’s the sort of book that is perfect for gifting to those who want to get more from their scripture study. Each woman’s story is so open, inviting the reader to connect with these women as examples and as friends. Heather’s deep faith and belief enriches the text beckoning all readers to share what she has found.
The book is designed to be savored with rich styling and color throughout the book. However, I found Mandy Jane Williams’s art to be a bit distracting: the models and clothes she features in her images look at lot more blond and modern than what hey were ancient women they were intended to imply. Or perhaps the choice was deliberate to help the reader connect with inspiration though the image?
Regardless, the book is deeply personal and thoughtful. It’s the sort of book that is perfect for gifting to those who want to get more from their scripture study. Each woman’s story is so open, inviting the reader to connect with these women as examples and as friends. Heather’s deep faith and belief enriches the text beckoning all readers to share what she has found.
November 6, 2019
This is a great book! It was kind of fun too because I went to high school with Heather so some of the stories she tells made me think back to see if I could guess who she was talking about.
I didn't realize that this book was written more in the style of a coffee table book and wasn't really intended to be read from cover to cover. With that being said I think it worked well reading through it cover to cover.
You can tell the Heather put a LOT of effort into this book. She spent years of study to find all the references from the scriptures and to expound on them. For each woman, or group of women, she mentions she has a spiritual lesson that we can learn from them. She has great insight and you really come away feeling inspired.
I must point out that I am not the target audience for this book. It seems that this book was primarily written for women. This isn't necessarily a bad thing but it is a very decorative book and I admit that I was a little shy reading it at work and such... But I think that men have just as much to learn from this book as women do. All in all it was a great read!
I didn't realize that this book was written more in the style of a coffee table book and wasn't really intended to be read from cover to cover. With that being said I think it worked well reading through it cover to cover.
You can tell the Heather put a LOT of effort into this book. She spent years of study to find all the references from the scriptures and to expound on them. For each woman, or group of women, she mentions she has a spiritual lesson that we can learn from them. She has great insight and you really come away feeling inspired.
I must point out that I am not the target audience for this book. It seems that this book was primarily written for women. This isn't necessarily a bad thing but it is a very decorative book and I admit that I was a little shy reading it at work and such... But I think that men have just as much to learn from this book as women do. All in all it was a great read!
January 8, 2018
It is often easy to see and take note of the lack of women in scripture and Farrell helps us to see that there were women and they played a bigger role than we generally understand. Beautiful book and beautiful pictures. It appears to be well-researched and is easy to read and to understand. I was most interested in the historical aspects and Farrell did a great job helping the reader to understand and make connections by explaining the historical context and pulling in quotes from general authorities and prophets. There were some parts where the author’s voice/experiences were a little too present, but overall I am very pleased with the ability to study and learn more about women in the New Testament and I look forward to reading her new book about women in the Old Testament.
April 26, 2021
This book was really food for thought, even highlighting some things I have never noticed before. One thing that hit me most was the scripture John 19:25 "and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas". I never thought of them as 2 different women. I always thought sister was another term for sister-in-law. Really interesting book.
June 15, 2019
I read the majority of this on her website as I prepped for my women in the scriptures class. Great research. Didn’t love the speculation about the women, but she was good about keeping that clear from facts. Definitely a great resource.
May 11, 2019
Excellent work...great resource
Loved the book
Glad to own a copy
Great resource
Thank you so much
Will be using this for my reflections
Loved the book
Glad to own a copy
Great resource
Thank you so much
Will be using this for my reflections
January 24, 2023
I read this a few years ago and I come back to it often, this year I have been reading it and then also sharing some of the stories as we read come follow me.
August 25, 2025
good book
September 5, 2025
good book
January 7, 2015
I was so excited when I received my copy in the mail. After reading all the great insights in her blog I knew it was going to be great. But something about the book surprised me. I brought the book with me one Friday afternoon to the church while I waited for Sam to go through his primary program practice. I figured it would be a good time to sit and read through some of the book. As I sat in the foyer with my book, my three-year old son came over and asked me to read it to him. At first I sort of put him off, this wasn’t really a “kids” book, but he insisted. So he plopped down on my lap and I let him point to a name in the table of contents. I figured he would sit with me for a few sentences and then run off to go play in the nursery.
He chose “The Widow Who Gave Two Mites”. We turned to that story and I gave him a simplified version of the story first and then started reading to him what was in the book. I hadn’t wanted the book for the pictures (as you may have gathered from the wordiness of most of my posts – I’m a words person more than a pictures person) but the beautiful artwork convinced Danny that this book was for him too. Instead of a “kids” book that might have given him a very superficial understanding of this story, he sat and listened to some pretty meaty insights about how Jesus brought his message to both men and women, and how we should give up all to serve Him, and that He sees and knows our needs even when we feel insignificant. Wow. I’ve read this story many times before and I’d always thought it was meaningful, but I had never gotten all of that out of it! I sat in the foyer with tears in my eyes from just the experience of that one story. But more importantly, Danny sat there and listened to it, and was eating it all up. I expected that this book would give me some good insights but I hadn’t imagined that at such a young age it would be influencing my young son. This truly isn’t a book about women just for women, it is a message about some of the sometimes overlooked players within the scriptures with a message for everyone.
I haven’t yet read all of the stories, but I have been thoroughly enjoying reading them one at a time and really savoring the deeper messages of stories that I’d never thought much of, or hadn’t even noticed. I used to think that there should be more women in the scriptures so that I could learn from their stories as they would be more relatable to myself as a woman. Now I’m thinking maybe there aren’t more because I haven’t learned what those that are there have to teach me!
- See my full review at: http://www.techiechic.net/blog/women-in-the-new-testament/
He chose “The Widow Who Gave Two Mites”. We turned to that story and I gave him a simplified version of the story first and then started reading to him what was in the book. I hadn’t wanted the book for the pictures (as you may have gathered from the wordiness of most of my posts – I’m a words person more than a pictures person) but the beautiful artwork convinced Danny that this book was for him too. Instead of a “kids” book that might have given him a very superficial understanding of this story, he sat and listened to some pretty meaty insights about how Jesus brought his message to both men and women, and how we should give up all to serve Him, and that He sees and knows our needs even when we feel insignificant. Wow. I’ve read this story many times before and I’d always thought it was meaningful, but I had never gotten all of that out of it! I sat in the foyer with tears in my eyes from just the experience of that one story. But more importantly, Danny sat there and listened to it, and was eating it all up. I expected that this book would give me some good insights but I hadn’t imagined that at such a young age it would be influencing my young son. This truly isn’t a book about women just for women, it is a message about some of the sometimes overlooked players within the scriptures with a message for everyone.
I haven’t yet read all of the stories, but I have been thoroughly enjoying reading them one at a time and really savoring the deeper messages of stories that I’d never thought much of, or hadn’t even noticed. I used to think that there should be more women in the scriptures so that I could learn from their stories as they would be more relatable to myself as a woman. Now I’m thinking maybe there aren’t more because I haven’t learned what those that are there have to teach me!
- See my full review at: http://www.techiechic.net/blog/women-in-the-new-testament/
March 13, 2015
Farrell, a frequent reader here is also a blogger herself, writes the thoughtful, inspiring blog womeninthescriptures.com. The ideas she began the blog with are extended into this new publication. The book is lush with information: each women (or groups of women) are featured with scripture references and accessible retelling of and suggestion of what each woman’s life may have been like as well personal connections and insights Farrell found from studying each story. The book is especially written as an LDS woman for an LDS audience, references and links pulled from LDS leaders and LDS scriptures (Book of Mormon, D&C, and the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible).
The book is approachable for anyone who wishes to see and know the women in the New Testament as personally as Heather Farrell has. In the process of writing and researching she’s become an amateur scholar and her book is filled with keen observations that have come though her earnest wrestling with the text, research, and asking to understand.
The book is designed to be savored with rich styling and color throughout the book. However, I found Mandy Jane Williams’s art to be a bit distracting: the models and clothes she features in her images look at lot more blond and modern than what hey were ancient women they were intended to imply. Or perhaps the choice was deliberate to help the reader connect with inspiration though the image?
Regardless, the book is deeply personal and thoughtful. It’s the sort of book that is perfect for gifting to those who want to get more from their scripture study. Each woman’s story is so open, inviting the reader to connect with these women as examples and as friends. Heather’s deep faith and belief enriches the text beckoning all readers to share what she has found.
The book is approachable for anyone who wishes to see and know the women in the New Testament as personally as Heather Farrell has. In the process of writing and researching she’s become an amateur scholar and her book is filled with keen observations that have come though her earnest wrestling with the text, research, and asking to understand.
The book is designed to be savored with rich styling and color throughout the book. However, I found Mandy Jane Williams’s art to be a bit distracting: the models and clothes she features in her images look at lot more blond and modern than what hey were ancient women they were intended to imply. Or perhaps the choice was deliberate to help the reader connect with inspiration though the image?
Regardless, the book is deeply personal and thoughtful. It’s the sort of book that is perfect for gifting to those who want to get more from their scripture study. Each woman’s story is so open, inviting the reader to connect with these women as examples and as friends. Heather’s deep faith and belief enriches the text beckoning all readers to share what she has found.
November 25, 2014
5 STARS
First of all this book is the best quality of books I have seen in along time. The cover is beautiful. The art work is beautiful and graceful. The paper is quality. With so many cheap books out there this is not one of those. I was definitely impressed even before I started to read it.
This is a book to savor. I did not want to rush it. each woman had a picture. Each has the scripture. Not everyone had her own name like Paul's sister, widow with two mites. each is looked at with detail, things from history or Jewish traditions or what was going on at the time. It is fascinating to read. each page has so much information on it.
This is a book I would love to have out on a coffee table if I had one. It is a book that can be read every day and find something to learn about these women and their examples that I did not know and want to.
Mary has the most pages about her most have one or two pages. My favorite keeps changing when I read another woman's story.
We see the teaching, the healing, by Jesus through these women. We see those that are following him and learning from him.
This is a book that is impressive, beautiful in every way. The art done by Mandy Jane Williams is so good I would love to have them all up on the walls. They make the women so peaceful, graceful, loved and beautiful. They make me want to know more about these special ladies.
I was given this book so that I could give a honest review of it and be part of Walking with the Women of the New Testament blog tour.
May 28, 2016
I feel I must point out that while Farrell’s book is a thoughtful and comprehensive meditation on the women of the New Testament, it is not what I would consider a feminist reading of them. It does not challenge current gender roles in the Church or attempt to stretch the understanding of roles that women in the New Testament may have held. For example one of the questions she suggests readers reflect on in their scripture reading is, “What type of influence would she [the woman in the story] have had on those around her?” She writes of current times:
“I think the problem is that in our society we often don’t see women. Too often we take their influence in our lives and in society for granted. Similarly in the scriptures, we simply don’t see the women. The pages of the scriptures are filled with their stories and their influence, but too often we skip right past them, not even realizing they are there.”
Seeing women in the scriptures and in the world is something feminists have long fought for, but when the focus is on their “influence” I think we lose the perspective of their being agents unto themselves, not just an influence on the other actors or agents in a story. ..
To read this entire review, please go to the Exponent blog at http://www.the-exponent.com/a-review-...
“I think the problem is that in our society we often don’t see women. Too often we take their influence in our lives and in society for granted. Similarly in the scriptures, we simply don’t see the women. The pages of the scriptures are filled with their stories and their influence, but too often we skip right past them, not even realizing they are there.”
Seeing women in the scriptures and in the world is something feminists have long fought for, but when the focus is on their “influence” I think we lose the perspective of their being agents unto themselves, not just an influence on the other actors or agents in a story. ..
To read this entire review, please go to the Exponent blog at http://www.the-exponent.com/a-review-...
November 17, 2014
WALKING WITH THE WOMEN OF THE NEW TESTAMENT by Heather Farrell is an interesting New Testament Study/Latter Day Church of Saints/Mormonism.
Did you know Elisabeth. Martha. Mary. Lydia, and their legacy of faith? Some I know more about than others. In this title, you will find some historical background information on more than just these four, illustrations (which I must say are gorgeous), charts, study tools, and so much more.
This book is for women of any faith, I believe, rather you are Baptist, Holiness or Catholic. Well written, with beautiful illustrations, and well researched information. Any woman of faith will enjoy this title, I believe. Well done.
*Received for an honest review from the publisher*
Rating: 4
Heat rating: N/A
Reviewed by: AprilR, courtesy of My Book Addiction
Did you know Elisabeth. Martha. Mary. Lydia, and their legacy of faith? Some I know more about than others. In this title, you will find some historical background information on more than just these four, illustrations (which I must say are gorgeous), charts, study tools, and so much more.
This book is for women of any faith, I believe, rather you are Baptist, Holiness or Catholic. Well written, with beautiful illustrations, and well researched information. Any woman of faith will enjoy this title, I believe. Well done.
*Received for an honest review from the publisher*
Rating: 4
Heat rating: N/A
Reviewed by: AprilR, courtesy of My Book Addiction
December 18, 2015
I really enjoyed reading the author's insights into the women in the New Testament and how their stories relate to our lives now. The author has done a good job researching. Throughout the book, the author makes point to prove that Christ really was (and is still) a champion of women and shows that through the stories of these women.
It is a very thorough listing of women in the New Testament. While geared toward Latter-day Saint women, I think women of any faith would enjoy this thought provoking book.
Listed in the back is a list of the LDS Young Women values and women from the New Testament who exemplify or fail at those qualities, making it a great read for young women or a resource for youth leaders.
The art work contained was also beautiful and well done.
It is a very thorough listing of women in the New Testament. While geared toward Latter-day Saint women, I think women of any faith would enjoy this thought provoking book.
Listed in the back is a list of the LDS Young Women values and women from the New Testament who exemplify or fail at those qualities, making it a great read for young women or a resource for youth leaders.
The art work contained was also beautiful and well done.
October 8, 2015
Farrell writes her interpretations of gospel parallels to be learned from every women mentioned in the New Testament.
Why I started this book: My sister recommended this book to me.
Why I finished it: Interesting but can I mention how incredible ethnocentric and distracting it was to have all the "photographic depictions" of these Middle Eastern and Greek women have blue eyes and blond hair? I just ordered Women of the New Testament... hopefully that will be better.
Why I started this book: My sister recommended this book to me.
Why I finished it: Interesting but can I mention how incredible ethnocentric and distracting it was to have all the "photographic depictions" of these Middle Eastern and Greek women have blue eyes and blond hair? I just ordered Women of the New Testament... hopefully that will be better.
August 9, 2015
What a great book! I loved learning so much about women in the scriptures, women in Christ's life, and women in the restored church! I felt like a few of the authors perspectives and information was a bit borderline feminist and not necessarily "doctrinally" founded. Her strong views and opinions can sure be felt throughout the book. But overall, it was a great read, so fascinating and it certainly sparked my interest to study more on my own. My favorite stories were: Elizabeth, The Woman with the Issue of Blood, The Daughter of Jarius, and Rhoda. It is a book that I want to re-read, slowly and as I do my own study.
January 16, 2015
Reading this book "Walking with the Women of the New Testament" is great way to start off a new year! Very useful and I love having it with me when I do my scripture study! In a day when talking about women in religion can become ugly because of misinterpretations of what feminism is, this books helps show how important women have always been in the scriptures and what we can learn from them. Although the author is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as am I, I love that it is dealing with the New Testament because I can share it with my friends of other Christian faiths as well. I am so excited to share this with all my friends and family!
April 14, 2016
I've read a few books about women and our roles in the LDS church but none of them were as inspirational and mind opening as this one. I am wondering now why I didn't feel like there were very many stories about women in the scriptures. Heather Farrell was able to bring these women, whom I thought were in the background (almost non-existant) and give them life. I can see now that Christ was/is very aware of us (women), our thoughts, feelings and roles. I have felt a deeper connection to Mary, mother of Jesus, than I ever thought possible. Most of all, I have come to see our value and purpose as women in a greater light.
January 25, 2015
A beautiful but educational book. WALKING WITH THE WOMEN IN THE NEW TESTAMENT is a hardback book not only full of information on the most important of people of the Bible, the women behind the great men , but the book has wonderful rich full colored pictures depicting the women. I, like any Christian have studied the Bible but never have I seen a book that pays tribute to the women of the Bible. From the history and lives of these women, to some of the meanings of todays words, the book has it all.
I received this book from goodreads in exchange for a review
I received this book from goodreads in exchange for a review
May 10, 2017
Still reading it, but so far I have loved every story. Heather has an amazing way of bringing these women to life and making them relevant to modern women today. They wrestle with many of the same issues women do today (infertility, heartache, loss, difficult choices, depression, loss of faith, etc). There is so much to learn from these women and Heather has unearthed several lost lessons.
It's well written and fun to read.
It's well written and fun to read.
January 8, 2015
I love this book! Heather is an amazing writer and is insightful and well-read. She helps me understand so many things and makes the scriptures so much more applicable. What a wonderful addition to scripture study! The pictures all look like Relief Society women which, while doesn't lend itself to period authenticity, help bring the women to life and make them relatable.
January 3, 2017
Such a beautiful book! Insightful, powerful, and thought-provoking glimpses into the lives of the women mentioned in the New Testament. I especially love the historical and cultural contexts that put many of the details of their stories into perspective. After reading even just a few entries, I feel like women are so much more a part of the New Testament than I ever realized.
July 29, 2016
I loved reading this book alongside my New Testament and the book, Women of the New Testament by Camille Fronk Olson. This book helped me apply the stories of each woman to myself. This book made me feel connected to my fellow sisters, both past and present, and see what an incredible role we have in the church, both past and present.
March 9, 2016
I LOVE this book! I read a few chapters every Sunday and when i needed a spiritual boost. I will continue to re-read this book often. This book is so inspring and uplifting! I've learned SO MUCH about the New Testament, the time period, the Gospel, and women! I can't recommend this book enough!
January 7, 2015
Heather Farrell has gift for pointing out the gems of the scriptures. Her Study Guide is amazing as well!
October 8, 2015
This book is lovely in every way.
April 24, 2017
I enjoy Farrell's writing. If you're familiar with her blog pieces, this really isn't anything new. It's a good companion book for other pieces that reflect similar content. She has a good connection to motherhood and womanhood.
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