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This adult Bible story book introduces its accounts, both good and ill, of the impact of men and women on each other, and explores divine initiatives to bring both freely into God’s embrace.

Do you wonder how a thick book with thin pages of fine print written centuries ago remains the world’s all-time best seller? Matchless stories occupy nearly half the Bible, but you need to know they exist and where to find them. In Watching God Woo the World, author Ruth E. Correll brings the Bible’s great story to life through accounts that include both genders.

This guidebook features more than seventy selected Bible stories of the all-encompassing human male and female linkages in the family of origin, sexual encounter(s), and other functional affiliations in the wider community. In the book, they are labeled like this:

BLOOD: father, daughter (FD); mother, son (MS); brother, sister (BS);

SEX: husband, wife (HW); not married (NM); or

PEERS: peers in the plot (PP) with no blood or sexual ties.

These three kinds of bonds flow from the triune God’s all-encompassing love that offers a true family identity, ready mercy to heal and to bless, and graceful guidance into a life of good will and service.

Correll, who has witnessed Bible stories stir and inspire adults for over fifty years, presents keen insights into the Bible, which gives witness to the character, actions, and purposes of God.

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Biblical Meditations

Philosophie et théologie

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Publié par	WestBow Press
Date de parution	02 juin 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781664256866
Langue	English

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WATCHING GOD WOO THE WORLD

An Adult Exploration of God’s Grand Story

May the God of steadfastness and encouragement
grant you to live in harmony with one another,
in accordance with Christ Jesus,
so that together you may with one voice glorify
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
—Romans 15:5–6 (NRSV)

RUTH E. CORRELL

Copyright © 2022 Ruth E. Correll.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

This book is a work of non-fiction. Unless otherwise noted, the author and the publisher make no explicit guarantees as to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and in some cases, names of people and places have been altered to protect their privacy.

WestBow Press
A Division of Thomas Nelson & Zondervan
1663 Liberty Drive
Bloomington, IN 47403
www.westbowpress.com
844-714-3454

Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

For further information or to contact the author, visit her website http://www.RuthCorrell.com

Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Front cover photograph by Akron Marathon, reproduced by permission.

This book is based upon research done by the author and reported in “That We May Be One: The Power of Gender in God’s Story,” Trinity Journal for Theology and Ministry, vol. III, no. 2 (Fall 2009), pp. 120–39.

ISBN: 978-1-6642-5687-3 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-6642-5686-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2022902314

WestBow Press rev. date: 05/10/2022

To probing pilgrims
who delight
the Great Author
when they stumble upon
their true home
in the Grand Story
they didn’t write.
CONTENTS
Abbreviations Used
Introduction: Browsing the Good Book
Three True Stories
Selection of Stories
A Few Words about Stories and the Bible
How to Use This Book
Tips for Interpreting and Reflecting on These Stories
Final Notes about Bible Versions
Author’s Note
PART I: GOD’S GRAND STORY: TRANSCENDENCE, TRANSITION, TRANSFIGURATION
1. Transcendence: Markers and Joy Makers
Adam’s Song: First Degree of Love—Love of Self for Self’s Sake
Mary’s Song: Second Degree of Love—Love of God for Self’s Sake
Resurrection Songs: Third Degree of Love—Love of God for God’s Sake
Mary Magdalene’s Song
The Duo’s Song
Thomas’s Song
The Saints’ Song: Fourth Degree of Love—Love of Self for God’s Sake
2. Transition: Crises and Pivotal Points
First Era, Founders: Abram/Abraham and Sarai/Sarah
Second Era, Exodus: The Two Families of Moses
Third Era, Judges: Honor to Degradation
From Judges to Kings: Hannah and Samuel
Fourth Era, Kings: Ruth to David
Fifth Era, Exile: Ahasuerus, Mordecai, and Esther
Sixth and Seventh Eras: Life of Jesus and the Early Church
Residence of the Holy Spirit: 120 at Pentecost
Supplemental Stories
3. Transfiguration: Conflict and God’s Intentions
Jacob and Three Generations of Conflict
The First Four Sons of Leah
Judging Judah and Tamer Tamar
King Josiah and Prophet Huldah
The Wedding Steward and Mary
Jesus and the Woman at Sychar
Supplemental Stories
The Summary Commission
PART II: BLOOD RELATIONSHIPS: THE TUTOR NOBODY CHOOSES
4. Fathers and Daughters: Destination Determiners
Job and Three New Daughters: Trio of Treasures
Lot and Two Daughters: A Caved-in Family
Jethro/Reuel and Zipporah: The Third Family of Moses
King Saul and Michal: Princess Pawn of Politics
Herod and the Daughter of Herodias [Salome]: Rivalry, Revelry, and Revenge
Philip and Four Daughters: An Evangelist Begets Prophets
Supplemental Stories
5. Mothers and Sons: Enduring Formation
Hagar and Ishmael: Meeting the Seeing and Hearing God
Rebekah and Twin Sons: “The Elder Shall Serve the Younger”
Respecting Rizpah and Seven Palace Sons
Bathsheba and Solomon: Looking Out for Number Two
Elizabeth and John the Baptist: Forerunners in Their DNA
Mary and Jesus: Seeking First the Kingdom of God
Supplemental Stories
6. Brothers and Sisters: Bloodline and Bloodshed
Laban and Rebekah: Living for the Bottom Line
The Brothers of Dinah: Travesty and Tragedy
Aaron, Moses, and Miriam: Unbroken Threefold Cord
Absalom and Tamar: Rape and Revenge
Jesus and Family Sisters: The Perfect Brother
King Herod Agrippa II and Bernice: Upstaged by Jesus
Supplemental Stories
The Tutorial Reviewed
PART III: SEXUAL UNION: COVENANT, CONTRACT, AND CONCUPISCENCE
7. Recognized Marriage: Husbands and Wives
From Adam and Eve to Joseph and Mary
Passive Isaac and Petulant Rebekah
Boaz and Ruth: A Romance of Faith
From Ahab and Jezebel to Jehoiada and Jehoshebeath: Bad Blood
The Seventy, the Apostles, and Traveling Wives: Commissioned Couples
Aquila and Priscilla: Tentmaking Teachers
Supplemental Stories
8. Sexual Encounters: Liaisons outside Marriage
Pharaoh, Abimelech, and Sarai/Sarah: Saving Her Husband’s Skin
The Israelite Spies and Rahab: Redemption and Rehabilitation
Hophni, Phinehas, and Women at the Tent of Meeting: Scandal at Shiloh
David and Bathsheba: Power Corrupted
Absalom and David’s Ten Concubines: Power Usurped
Lawyers and the Adulterous Woman: Justice with Mercy
Supplemental Stories
Cupid’s Confessions
PART IV: PEERS IN THE PLOT: COMPASSIONATE AND COMBUSTIBLE COMBINATIONS
9. Old Testament Peers: Compassion and Courage
Moses and the Five Daughters of Zelophehad: Doing What Is Right
Joshua and Rahab: Disciplined Trust
King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba: The Works of Wisdom
Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath: Distributions during Drought
Naboth, Elijah, and Queen Jezebel: A Repellent Reputation
Naaman and a Captive Girl: A Commander’s Priceless Servants
Supplemental Stories
10. Gospel Peers: Public and Powerful
Visitors to Young Jesus and Mary: Treasures to Ponder
Simeon and Anna: News at the Temple
Disciples and the Syrophoenician/Canaanite Woman: Going to the Dogs
The Inhospitable Host and the Unwelcome Woman
Jesus and Salome, Mother of James and John: Clash of Kingdoms
Peter and the High Priest’s Servants: The Chargrill Charges
Supplemental Stories
11. Early Church Peers: Productive and Persuasive
The Hellenized Deacons and Widows: Continuity in Caring
The Chief of the Treasury and His Queen/Candace
Peter and Rhoda: Holy Hilarity
Paul et al. and Lydia: A Man Calls, a Woman Answers the Door
Paul, Silas, and the Fortune Teller: Freed from Three Possessions
Paul, Apollos, and Priscilla: Teachers during Turbulence
Supplemental Stories
The Hebrews et al.
PART V: GOD’S GRAND STORY: CLIMAX AND CULMINATION
12. The Summit of the Story: Cosmic Countdown
The Only Son of a Widow at Nain: A Simple Story
Jairus and the Hemorrhaging Woman: A Complicated Story
Lazarus and Welcoming Sisters: The Turning Point
Judas and Mary of Bethany: The Clash of Generosity and Greed
Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus, and Watching Women: A Royal Burial
Peter, John, and Various Women: The Empty Tomb
Supplemental Stories
A Closer Look at the Hearts of the Matter
Conclusion
The Two “Others”
Other Others
Torn and Mended
Before You Close the Book
Afterword: Rosalie’s Diner
Acknowledgements
Appendix A: Parallel Stories of Men and Women
1. Proximate Doublet Accounts
2. Stories of Men and Women Mirrored in the Old and New Testaments
3. Mirrored Traits, Tasks, Toxins, and Tonics
4. Unified Men and Women Acting Together
Appendix B: Women in the Life of Jesus
Appendix C: Women in Paul’s Life
Appendix D: Judges: Downhill Devotion and Decency
Endnotes
ABBREVIATIONS USED
Categories and codes of bonds between the genders:
Blood
FD = Father, Daughter; MS = Mother, Son; BS = Siblings: Brother, Sister
Sexual
HW = Married, husband and wife; NM = Not married
The Rest
PP = Peers in the Plot with no blood or sexual connections
Movement from one category to another
PP/HW = Peers in the Plot who then married each other
Lower-case abbreviations indicate the general category,
but with a modification indicated in the story; for example,
a grandparent, an in-law, a half-sibling, a step-relative, or an adoptive parent.
Name/Name = a.k.a., also known as; for example,
Jacob/Israel; Tabitha/Dorcas; Simon/Peter/Cephas
[----] = known only from extrabiblical sources
INTRODUCTION: BROWSING THE GOOD BOOK
Three True Stories
First: At the laundromat, a man picked up a conversation with me and a friendship began. After several invitations, he let me know he would not go to church. One night, he s