Biblical Views: Biblical Widows—Groveling Grannies or Teaching Tools? - The BAS Library

Biblical Views: Biblical Widows—Groveling Grannies or Teaching Tools?

Widows. Are they not just an elderly, cranky, lonely and poverty-plagued group in the Bible always clamoring for justice? Well, sometimes. But they’re not all wizened whiners. And at least two—Abigail and Judith—are beautiful, financially secure and sexually desirable. Throughout the Biblical text, widowhood signals a new season, a new time in a woman’s … Continue reading Biblical Views: Biblical Widows—Groveling Grannies or Teaching Tools?