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Who was Mary Magdalene? Who was Mary of Bethany?
Who was Mary Magdalene? Not a prostitute. Not a sister of Martha. She was a disciple and apostle.

Elaine R Kelly
Dec 15, 20219 min read
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Is your Novel Biblical?
How to confirm if a biblical fiction is in fact consistent with the Bible when it is not consistent with patriarchal church teaching.

Elaine R Kelly
Dec 9, 20214 min read
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What do you believe, and What do those hashtags mean?
Elaine R Kelly, Author writes to empower women as equals and affirming LGBT: what does she believe?

Elaine R Kelly
Nov 29, 20218 min read
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Book Review: The Making of Biblical Womanhood
How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth Beth Allison Barr explains how evangelicals defined biblical womanhood

Elaine R Kelly
Nov 19, 20215 min read
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Media Review: What She Said About the Bible (Podcast about female commentators)
Review of What She Said About the Bible, a podcast about women Bible interpreters and teachers.

Elaine R Kelly
Nov 10, 20213 min read
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What happened in the Garden of Eden? (Genesis 3)
A look at what the Eden Podcast reveals about Genesis 3. What really happened between God, Adam, Eve, and the snake?

Elaine R Kelly
Nov 8, 20213 min read
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Pop Quiz: Theology of C.S. Lewis or Dorothy Sayers?
When C S Lewis asks Dorothy Sayers to defend his position that women not preach, she says no. She explains that God empowers women and men.

Elaine R Kelly
Nov 6, 20214 min read
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Book Review: The Female Disciples of Jesus
Author: Paul De Marco Published: 2021 (first edition 2017) 123 pages Genre: Non-fiction, Catholic Saints There is very little online about the author, Paul De Marco. He describes himself on Amazon as having a science background an d a deep interest in Christianity. Amazon Blurb: The female disciples of Jesus have largely been forgotten by historians and yet they played a crucial role in establishing the early Church despite living in a patriarchal society which was oppres

Elaine R Kelly
Nov 1, 20213 min read
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Something Beautiful: Freedom
Freedom is something beautiful. If you think you enjoy your freedoms, you might appreciate how others need equal freedom of choice

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 30, 20213 min read
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Is the to Call Love One Another a Call for Equality?
Love one another, serve one another, teach one another', are all calling for mutual respect and gender equality.

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 29, 20216 min read
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Where Does the Bible say Women are Equal to Men?
Check these Bible references endorsing full equal freedoms regardless of gender. Egalitarian Christians encourage mutuality amog believers.

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 27, 20216 min read
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Art of Mary of Clopas in Emmaus
Clopas may have been with his wife when the risen Jesus appeared to them on the road to Emmaus. Art impacts our view of who was with Clopas.

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 27, 20214 min read
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Mary of Clopas: The Other Disciple on the Road
Was Mary of Clopas the other disciple with Clopas on the road to Emmaus, one of the first witnesses to the risen Jesus? Does art inform us?

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 21, 20215 min read
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History: Racist Church Histories as Different as Black and White
Christian history shows Racism; Historic records are as different as black and white.

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 15, 20214 min read
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Gatekeepers vs. Freedom (3)
Let's look at Gatekeepers vs freedom; how gatekeepers assume authority that limits the freedom and authority of others.

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 15, 20216 min read
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Gatekeepers in Churches (2)
Some gatekeepers in churches stop women in ministry; other men facilitate and actively open the way for woman leaders.

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 14, 20217 min read
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Do we need a Gatekeeper? (1)
What is a gatekeeper? Who is the gate? Who opens the gate and who closes it?

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 13, 20214 min read
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Racism in Christian Churches?
White Evangelical Racism by Anthea Butler

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 11, 20213 min read
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Is the Trinity Egalitarian or Complementarian?
Holy Trinity as three equal persons vs Jesus as being eternally subordinate. How a hierarchal view of the Trinity subordinates women.

Elaine R Kelly
Oct 2, 20217 min read
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Movie Review: Mary Magdalene (2018 Movie)
Mary Magdalene Director: Garth Davis Producers: Iain Canning, Emilie Sherman, Liz Watts Starring: Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix Release date: 2018 (UK) 2019 (US) Genre: Biblical Fiction; Historical fiction, Christian history Media Review: I am reflecting on some of the books and media I have reviewed as part of my research into the various views of the life and times of Jesus and his followers. Mary Magdalene is a two-hour movie available on Amazon Prime, Netflix, and cli

Elaine R Kelly
Sep 26, 20214 min read
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Mary, mother of Jesus: Landowner?
Mary the mother of Jesus and Mary of Clopas: were they sisters in law? How did they survive financially?

Elaine R Kelly
Sep 23, 20214 min read
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