Adele Hebert’s book “Every Woman & Child” is a must-read.  It is a georgeous book.  I know you will enjoy re-visiting all the passages in the New Testament that are about women.

I didn’t know there were so many references to women!

Adele begins with “Jesus gave women a voice” and then sets out to explain in detail all the scriptures in the New Testament that feature women which gives them a voice. As you read the book, you feel the author’s desire to make sure that women know that Jesus loved women when he walked the earth, and that he loves women now.

The author spent considerable time on re-writing topic headings that are found in the New Testament. She changed those headings to bring out positive points of each story about women and children. The author points out that where there are women, there are children. In creating the new headings, she uses words from the scripture passage that are often overlooked.

The author points out that the passage headings found in the bible were written by man, and are not inspired scripture, and these headings often minimize the value of women. She leads you to see that the New Testament is about women and their importance to the gospel because most of the stories in the gospels were told by women. Adele makes the statement “Our Christian faith is based completely on the words of women.”

In the chapter “Jesus was angry” it is pointed out that Jesus became angry many times, but never at women. Another chapter explains Jesus’ teaching on divorce which was a protection for women. The book mentions those women with whom we are familiar in the New Testament, and some women who we do not even know about. The book itself is a Memorial to Mary of Bethany, because the writer explains that Jesus commanded only two things be remembered: the Eucharist and Mary of Bethany’s anointing of his feet with oil.

This book will give comfort to all women and they will know that Jesus loved women when he walked on the earth, and that he loves them now.

I recommend Adele Hebert’s book. 

Will you join Adele Hebert and me and thousands of others who have made the commitment to female equality in the church and in the home?