Recovering Nineteenth-Century Women Interpreters of the BibleChristiana de Groot, Marion Ann Taylor Women have been thoughtful readers and interpreters of scripture throughout the ages, yet the usual history of biblical interpretation includes few women’s voices. To introduce readers to this untapped source for the history of biblical interpretation, this volume presents forgotten works from the nineteenth century written by women—including Grace Aguilar, Florence Nightingale, and Harriet Beecher Stowe, among others—from various faith backgrounds, countries, and social classes engaging contemporary biblical scholarship. Due to their exclusion from the academy, women’s interpretive writings addressed primarily a nonscholarly audience and were written in a variety of genres: novels and poetry, catechisms, manuals for Bible study, and commentaries on the books of the Bible. To recover these nineteenth-century women interpreters of the Bible, each essay in this volume locates a female author in her historical, ecclesiastical, and interpretive context, focusing on particular biblical passages to clarify an author’s contributions as well as to explore how her reading of the text was shaped by her experience as a woman. |
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... Lord in time of prosperity , and we should remember that every blessing we enjoy is the gift of his bounty , taking particular care never to ascribe our success to our own power , wisdom or industry ; but always remembering who bestowed ...
... Lord ] expected , were meant obedience to God's holy laws and ordinances ; the wild grapes signified wicked practices , directly contrary to his precepts and com- mandments ” ( 390–91 ) . The prophet's explanation of the metaphor is ...
... Lord who hast caused all Holy Scripture to be written for our learning , grant that we may in such wise hear them ... Lord's Supper , was an important part of Trimmer's life as a member of the Church of England . Trimmer applied the ...
... Lord's Supper , which was ordained by Christ for this purpose . Yet it is a general practice for people of all ranks to turn their backs upon the holy table , the altar of the Lord , as if there were no use in going to it . ( 93 ) 17 ...
... Lord , when mankind were sinners and slaves to Satan , thou of thy grace and goodness didst mercifully deliver them , and sentest a Redeemer to bring us salvation and conduct us to the Heavenly Canaan ; blessed be thy name , O Lord ...
Contents
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Conversations on the Bible with a Lady of Philadelphia | 45 |
Catherine McAuleys Interpretation of Scripture | 63 |
A NineteenthCentury Woman as PsalmReader | 81 |
The Kitchen and the Study | 99 |
A Mother to Many | 117 |
Translating the Letter of Scripture Into Life | 149 |
The Prophetic Voice of Christina Rossetti | 165 |
NineteenthCentury Oxford Principal and Bible Interpreter | 181 |
An Adversarial Interpreter of Scripture | 201 |
A Woman of Wisdom and Conviction | 217 |
Contributors | 233 |
Index of Ancient Sources | 235 |
Index of Modern Authors | 241 |