Clothed with the Sun: Biblical Women, Social Justice and Us [Paperback]

Joyce Hollyday (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1994

The Bible holds a great treasure of amazing women. They are judges and prophets, caregivers and teachers, prominent matriarchs of large clans or quiet disciples, women who suffered alone or sang joyous praises to God amid the crowds. Their stories come alive in these pages as they are interwoven with the lives of modern women, bound together by common threads of strength and courage in the face of vulnerability and violation. From Eve to Revelation's woman clothed with the sun--from the first creative impulse to the close of time--female energy has been and will continue to be a river of life and wisdom, of dignity and hope.

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About the Author

Joyce Hollyday is a United Church of Christ minister in Asheville, North Carolina and a former associate editor of Sojourners magazine. She was a founding member of Witness for Peace and a founding board member of Word and World. She is the author of several books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press; 1st edition (November 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0664255388
• ISBN-13: 978-0664255381
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #991,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A unique biblical meditation study regarding women and the Bible!, February 24, 2006

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This review is from: Clothed with the Sun: Biblical Women, Social Justice and Us (Paperback)

This book is designed to be read throughout a year. It includes an Introduction, an Epilogue, and fifty meditations divided into ten sections with five in each section. Scripture texts listed should be read with each meditation. This book is perfect either for individual use or for group use, if you can get enough of this book to use. The author quotes "There is a rich journey ahead; the women of the scriptures provide strong and witty and wonderful companionship. I hope that you will find living with each of them for a week, an experience to savor and cherish, as I have. And I pray that this year might be one of blessing as you walk, hand in hand with sisters in the faith, toward the light of wisdom and glory." I found this book refreshing and very enlightening - I totally enjoyed it!