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‘Fierce and Faithful’ book shines light on women in the Bible

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Source: Baptist Standard

A new children’s book by an Old Testament scholar and a New Testament scholar tells the stories of 25 women in the Bible. Behind the book are the scholars’ own stories of grappling with the role of women.

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