The Book of Esther Was Never About Obedience, It’s About Rebellion: Biblical Womanhood Through the Lens of Esther
Description
Esther’s story isn’t the tale of sweet obedience your Sunday School teacher told you. It’s a complex, political, and feminist **narrative about women navigating power in a patriarchal system.
In this episode of Bow Down, Reese and Dennis unpack the Book of Esther through a feminist and deconstructionist lens, exploring Vashti’s revolutionary “no,” Esther’s strategic “yes,” and what both reveal about women, autonomy, and power in faith communities.
In this episode, we explore…
- Why Vashti’s defiance still scares the church
- How Esther’s silence and strategy challenge purity culture
- The “obedience” myth and Christian control narratives
- Why deconstructing scripture is an act of liberation
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References and Resources:
Read The Book of Esther: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Esther 1&version=NIV
Marion Ann Taylor, Professor of the Old Testament at Wycliff College and Author of “Esther” in “The Story of God Bible Commentary,” on Vashti: https://youtu.be/f6QGxfZ0SIo?si=ALqpnXcOARYgEsta
With empowered Coherence,
Dennis and Reese
United States
