Is the Bible Good for Women?

Short Review: I am wholeheartedly egalitarian. I believe women should be pastors and elders and leaders of para-church ministries. I think that not only are women fully created in the image of God, that men can't really be fully representative of the image of God as intended without women.

I am not Wendy Alsup's primary target audience. But I have read her blog for years with great benefit. I am in a private facebook group with her and very much appreciate her voice. Theologically, especially around biblical method, we have some significant disagreements.

And there were many areas that I wanted to push back on this book. I think she does not present some of the views that she disagrees with accurately, but that is common with all of us. I think that like pretty much all biblical interpretation methods, there are holes and we do not live up to our stated interpretative ideals because all methods end up with problems.

The method would be different if I were writing the book, but a lot of conclusions I would agree with, especially the final chapter. But I would also go much further (as you assume by my first couple of sentences.)

Because I know and trust Alsup, I continued reading even when I may not have continued reading others. That does point out a problem in myself that I probably would have not continued reading others. But I need to honestly admit that weakness if I am going to learn from authors like Alsup.

My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/is-the-bible-good-for-women/