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Women Of The Old Testament

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WOMEN OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

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OPENING PRAYER

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MAURA PAULI

  • 860-690-1882
  • maurapauli@yahoo.com
  • Graduated from Archdiocese of Hartford Catholic Biblical School 2012 (4 year program)
  • Retired Nurse Practitioner
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PURPOSE OF BIBLE STUDY: WOMEN OF OT

  • Understand stories of women in the Bible as part of God’s plan of salvation
  • Reflect on how their stories shine a light on our own journey of faith
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HANDOUTS

  • Schedule
  • Timelines
  • Chart: Women of OT
  • Session 1 Outline
Photo by Andrej Lišakov
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TEXT

  • Catholic Bible (any Translation)
  • Look for “Imprimatur “
  • www.usccb.org
  • New American Bible is used in liturgy
  • Biblical Text only (NAB, RSV, NJB, NRSV) or Study Bible
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SCRIPTURE AS AN ENCOUNTER WITH GOD

  • What does the passage say?
  • What does the passage mean?
  • What does the passage mean to me?
  • What am I going to do about it?
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LUKE 24:13-35

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And he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the scriptures.
(Luke 24:25-27)

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Then they said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning while he spoke to us on the way and opened the scriptures to us?” Luke 24:32

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And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him... Luke 24:30-31

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WHO WAS UNNAMED DISCIPLE?

POSSIBLY MARY, WIFE OF CLOPAS (JOHN 19:25)
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RELEVANCE OF ROAD TO EMMAUS

  • The Journey
  • Scripture
  • The two disciples: Cleopas and the unnamed
  • Hospitality
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GOD’S REVELATION

  • God’s communication of himself over time by deeds and works and most fully in Jesus
  • Reveals himself in history through creation, covenants, His Word, Jesus (New Covenant)
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THE CATHOLIC BIBLE

  • Inspired Word of God
  • Written by human authors
  • Collection of 73 books: 46 in OT and 27 in NT
  • Genres of history, didactic fiction, poetry, prophecy...
  • Deuterocanonical Books (OT): Judith, Tobit, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, 1&2 Maccabees
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THE CATHOLIC BIBLE (CONT.)

  • 3 books bear women’s names: Ruth Judith, Esther
  • 333 women named and unnamed
  • 4 women of OT mentioned in Matthew’s Gospel: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Wife of Uriah (Bathsheba)
  • Different senses of the Bible(Literal and Spiritual)
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DIVINE

ABRAHAM, MOSES, DAVID, NEW COVENANT
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DIVINE COVENANT

  • Agreement between God and another. Relationship of mutual love.
  • Promises
  • Obligation/Faithfulness
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...for this is the chalice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant...

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UNDERSTANDING CULTURE OF OT

  • Stories occur in certain time and place. Culture important.
  • Look for similarities
  • Holiness is living in relationship with God. It is not reserved for perfect people
  • Focus on Women role in salvation history.
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REACTIONS TO READING ABOUT WOMEN IN OT

  • Amazed: unfamiliar, variety
  • Angry: violence
  • Impressed: positive qualities
  • Blessed: to meet the women
  • Importance of remembering
  • Role in salvation history
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WIVES, MOTHERS, WIDOWS, MIDWIVES, HARLOTS, TRICKSTERS,

JUDGES, QUEENS, ARMY STRATEGISTS, PROPHETS, SINGERS...
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CULTURAL THEMES OF OLD TESTAMENT

  • Patriarchal Society
  • Status of Women
  • Fertility versus Barreness
  • Widows
  • Marriage/Polygamy
  • Slaves
  • Violence
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POPE BENEDICT XVI

DARK PASSAGES OF THE BIBLE (VERBUM DOMINI 2010)
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EVE “MOTHER OF THE LIVING”

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TWO CREATION STORIES

  • Genesis 1:1-2:3
  • Genesis 2:4-4:26
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GENESIS 1:1-2:4A THEOLOGICAL MEDITATION

TRANSCENDENCE OF GOD
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SPIRITUAL TRUTHS 1ST CREATION ACCOUNT

  • One God creates
  • God is all-powerful
  • God is other
  • Creation is intentional
  • Creation is good
  • Gift freely given
  • God cares
  • Humans created
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Read Genesis 1:26-31

“God created mankind in his image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.”
Genesis 1:27

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Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. Genesis 2:7

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The Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and placed there the man whom he had formed. Genesis 2:8

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...YOU ARE FREE TO EAT OF ANY OF THE TREES OF THE GARDEN

EXCEPT THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL...GEN 2:16-17
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GENESIS 2:18-25

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“This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; This one shall be called ‘women’, for out of man this one has been taken.” Genesis 2:23

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CHAPTER 3: TEMPTATION, SIN, EXPULSION

GENESIS 3:2-7
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...and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and ate it.
Genesis 3:6

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GENESIS 3:11-13

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EXPULSION FROM EDEN

CONSEQUENCES GEN 3:14-19
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God did not abandon Adam and Eve:

“The Lord God made for the man and his wife garments of skin, with which he clothed them.”
Gen 3:21

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SPIRITUAL TRUTHS 2ND CREATION ACCOUNT

  • Humans given free will and choice
  • Tendency to sin
  • Sin creates distance from God
  • Humans need God’s help
  • God continues to care
  • Humans are mortal
  • Sin affects us all
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CLOSING PRAYER

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Maura Pauli