Thomas Nelson - The Womans Study Bible, NKJV

The Womans Study Bible New King James Version
Editorial Committee Dorothy Kelley Patterson General Editor, First Edition Rhonda Harrington Kelley Managing Editor, First Edition Jan Dargatz Topical Notes; Contribution Editor, Second Edition Helen Rhea Stumbo History Ann L. Bowman Gospel, Acts Jeanne Hendricks Portraits Constance N. Wieler Poetry Patty Comber Pauline Epistles Janice Meier General Consultant Paula Rinehart Major Prophets Mary Kassian General Epistles, Revelation Sharon Sterrenburg Pentateuch Karen H. Jobes Minor Prophets Carmen Leigh Howell Index The Womans Study Bible, Second Edition Copyright 1995, 2006 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Holy Bible, New King James Version Copyright 2004 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. The text of the New King James Version (NKJV) may be quoted or reprinted without prior written permission with the following qualifications: (1) up to and including 1,000 verses may be quoted in printed form as long as the verses quoted amount to less than 50% of a complete book of the Bible and make up less than 50% of the total work in which they are quoted; (2) all NKJV quotations must conform accurately to the NKJV text.

Any use of the NKJV text must include a proper acknowledgment as follows: Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. However, when quotations from the NKJV text are used in church bulletins, orders of service, Sunday school lessons, church newsletters, and similar works in the course of religious instruction or services at a place of worship or other religious assembly, the following notice may be used at the end of each quotation: NKJV. For quotation requests not covered by the above guidelines, write to Thomas Nelson, Inc., Attention: Bible Rights and Permissions, P.O.

Box 141000, Nashville, TN 372141000. Printed in the United States of America All Rights Reserved 5 6 7 8 9 1012 11 10 09 08 Praise God for His Story as it is recorded in His Word. My sincere prayer is that this volume will become a tool to guide you in listening to the voice of God as He speaks through His Word. The thrill of hearing Him speak today from this old Book, His Holy Word, has not left me. It has been life-changing. However, for many the Bible may be something of a closed door.

Although its stories are all fairly familiar, there seems to be a great void of understanding exactly what these stories can mean for Christians living in the present day. Many people who read Gods Word believe it; they just dont believe it works for them today. It does! You will find the factual information in introductory materials, annotations, topical notes, portraits, charts, and maps in The Womans Study Bible to be helpful in showing you how it works. Truth does not change (). Ask God to open your eyes that you might see Him in a fresh way and open your ears that you might hear His voice speaking to you as you read His Word, and let The Womans Study Bible be your guide. Anne Graham Lotz Foreword to the Second Edition Dear Reader, The Womans Study Bible has blessed and touched countless women since it was first published over ten years ago, and we justly felt that a new, updated edition was long overdue.

Our review of the features and study notes resulted in our keeping all of the same study helps, condensing a few articles and verse notes for a more effective and user-friendly layout. Next, we added an all-new set of articles called Perspectives, written by noted female authors, which touch on the importance of reading and studying Gods word. Finally, we chose to give our Bible a beautiful new designinside and out. Therefore, it is with great pleasure that we present to you The Womans Study Bible, Second Edition. Our prayerful hope is that you will grow in a deeper knowledge and love for the Lord as He reveals Himself to you through these pages. In Christ, The Publishers First Edition
Aduke Akinola Myrna Alexander Emilie Barnes Shirley Cothran Barret Susan Wise Bauer Judy Blue Mary Ellen Bork Ann L.

Bowman Vonette Bright Jill Briscoe Linda Buhler Nancie Carmichael Annie Chapman Grace Chavis Debbie Church Ann Coker Patty Comber Dorian Coover Cox Jan Dargatz Melinda Delahoyde Beverly Demaurex Joy Griffin Dent Linda Dillow Elisabeth Elliot Denise George Sharon Gritz Margaret D. Hawley Karen J. Hayter Kristina Hemphill Jeanne Hendricks Kay Ho Shari Lee Witt Hofstetter Carmen Leigh Howell June Hunt Susan Hunt Katherine Hyde Kay Coles James Karen H. Jobes Mary Kassian Rhonda Harrington Kelley Grace Ketterman Diane Knippers Beverly LaHaye Tammi Ledbetter Marilyn Lewis Eta Linnemann Florence Littauer Karen Mains Hilary McFarlane Linda McGinn Janice Meier Erika Moore Miriam Neff Barbara OChester Anne Ortlund Dorothy Kelley Patterson Anabel Cantu Reimann Paula Rinehart Alice George Rogers Dale Evans Rogers Joyce Rogers Kristi Sberna Edith Schaeffer Faye Short Marsha A. Ellis Smith Sharon Sneed Gayle Somers Delores Steele Sharon Sterrenburg Helen Rhea Stumbo Eleonore Stump Joni Eareckson Tada Amanda Shao Tan Gigi Tchividjian Laverne Bell-Tolliver Noemi Vera Diana Vermillion Mary Whelchel Constance N. Wieler Georgalyn Wilkinson Miltinnie Yih
Second Edition
Emilie Barnes Dee Brestin Kimberly Daniels Nancy Leigh DeMoss Linda Dillow Roberta Hromas Anne Graham Lotz Stormie Omartian Kathy Troccoli Contents Eta LinnemannHilary McFarlaneMarsha A.

Ellis SmithEleonore Stump

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The Womans Study Bible is a unique tool for opening Gods Word to women through a comprehensive study of Scripture prepared by women for women on subjects important to women. Recent history has awakened a growing awareness of and sensitivity to women and their concernstheir value in being made in the image of God, their innermost personal needs, and their challenging opportunities to serve the Lord. The Bible is one of the most important means by which a womans identity and her place in society should be defined. The Creator presented His perfect plan, but Satan used his wiles through a woman to bring sin into the world. God countered this satanic attack by using a woman to give birth to the Savior who would provide redemption. A world distorted by the presence of sin and evil is full of suffering and pain, but God and His Holy Word are not responsible for creating the injustices and tragedies suffered by women or men.

Women in the ancient world did not have an easy or perfect life, but Israelite women were better off than their contemporaries. The Law of Israel was designed to protect women, their rights, and their freedom (). Israelite women did have certain rights as well as greater freedom, more varied pursuits, and better social status than the women from pagan nations. The vast majority of women primarily administered their households and cared for their husbands and children. Jesus did not hesitate to teach women and to use them in parables and illustrations. Women were present at the Crucifixion ().

Everywhere Christianity has gone, the status of women has improved. In 1895, Elizabeth Cady Stanton published The Womans Bible with intent to achieve freedom from what she alleged to be the oppression of Scripture. She commented on passages of particular interest to women and removed verses she considered tainted with a male bias. She was motivated by an agenda based on her own experience and was grasping for a position that would place her

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