What was it like to be a woman in Jesus' life? Listen to a more realistic take on who they really were and what life was like for them. Why are they described differently throughout the New Testament?

This podcast kicks off a new season of Women Walking in Faith. This episode is hosted by WGCH radio personality Darby Carton, who speaks with Rev. Dr. Julie Faith Parker.

The Rev. Dr. Julie Faith Parker is the Biblical Scholar in Residence at Marble Collegiate Church and a Visiting Scholar at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. She was awarded the Ph.D. with distinction in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible from Yale University. She has taught as a professor of biblical studies at General Theological Seminary (NYC) and Trinity Lutheran Seminary in addition to teaching at Yale Divinity School, Colby College, and New York Theological Seminary, where her students were incarcerated in Sing Sing Prison. An ordained minister in the United Methodist Church, she worked full-time in both congregational and campus ministry prior to doctoral studies.

Dr. Parker is the author or editor of eight books, including most recently, Eve Isn’t Evil: Feminist Readings of the Bible to Upend Our Assumptions.

Listen as Rev. Cheryl and Lucy Rinaldi share some of their life experiences and talk about Mary Magdalene, who has often been misconstrued. Her seven demons may have been related to mental illness.

Rev. Cheryl McFadden and Lucy Rinaldi continue their exploration of women in the bible. This episode is based on the book, "Outrageous Women, Outrageous God" by Ron Saunders. They discuss women in the bible who had to strategize and go against the norm in order to survive and sometimes thrive.