b'BIBLICAL STUDIES AND THEOLOGYAncient Israels Women of FaithA Survey of the Heroines of the Old Testament Claude F. MariottiniDo you know the God of ancient Israels women of faith? Believers today are facing a profound spiritual povertyan ignorance of the women who shaped the Christian faith and, as a result, an incomplete understanding of the God those women faithfully served.The inspired writers of the Old Testament mention over one hundred women by name and many others in passing. Yet how many of us know their stories?Sheerah built three cities and had one named after her.Jehosheba executed a covert operation to preserve the Davidic line.Miriam left us a legacy of worship that persists to this day.Then there are the women who proclaimed the good news of God, prophesied truth to power, protected Israel from her enemies, relentlessly interceded for God to act, and passed along a living faith in the God who did. Each of these women found a place in Gods redemptive plan for his creation.In Ancient Israels Women of Faith, Claude Mariottini introduces readers to a fresh reading of Scripture that takes seriously these womens stories. In doing so, he challenges anachronistic, modern readings of the text by providing helpful contextual information, including nuances in the orig-inal language, histories of translation, and observations on the cultural, political, legal, economic, and religious landscapes of their time. Readers of this title will walk away with new insights, questions, and areas for research, but more importantly, theyll walk away with a new understanding of the God of ancient Israels women of faith.Claude F. Mariottini (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Semi-nary) serves as Emeritus Professor of Old Testament at Northern Semi-nary, where he has taught for more than twenty-eight years. Some of his other works include Divine Violence and the Character of God, Job and the Prob-lem of Suffering, and Isaiah: The Prophet of Hope. He has also published more than two hundred articles and book reviews in English, Spanish, and Russian, which have appeared in The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Jewish Bible Quarterly, The Journal of Biblical Literature, and more. KREGELA C A D E M I C RELATED TITLES978-0-8254-4950-5$25.99 Vindicating theUnderstanding Paperback6 x 9264 pages Vixens Jeremiah978-0-8254-4413-5978-0-8254-4808-9 RELIGION / Biblical Studies / History & Culture$24.99 $24.99Kregel AcademicRights: WorldNovember 18, 202510kregel.com/academic'