- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible: The First Story (Genesis 1-2)
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #2): Warning (Genesis 3-11)
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #3): Promise of a Nation (Genesis 12)
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #4): Birth of a Nation (Exodus 1–14)
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #5): Real Freedom (Exodus 20)
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #6): Promised Land (Numbers 13–14)
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #7): Conquest (Joshua 1–6)
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #8): The Time of God’s Patience (Judges)
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #9): A Pagan Widow Gets It Right (Ruth)
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #10): First King
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #11): A Man After God’s Own Heart
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #12): The Scarlet Thread
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #13): City on a Hill
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #14): Divided Kingdom
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #15): Just a Regular Guy
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #16): Passing the Torch
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #17): A Farmer and a Plumb Line
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #18): The Fish Story
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #19): Unfaithful
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #20): Holy, Holy, Holy
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #21): A Tale of Two Kings
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #22): Reformation
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #23): Disappointed with Life
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #24): Tears
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #25): Homecoming
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #26): Between the Times
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible: Stories 1–26 Overview & Reflection
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #27): Savior Born
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #28): A Baby
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #29): A Real Live Human God
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #30): Wilderness
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #31): The Best Sermon Ever
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #32): Miracles
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #33): Transfiguration
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #34): Unconventional
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #35): Telling Stories
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #36): Jesus and Two Women
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #37): One Week to Live
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #38): Love and Feet
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #39): The Last Night
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #40): Crucifixion
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #41): Resurrection
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #42): The Sequel
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #43): The Room Upstairs
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #44): The Ends of the Earth
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #45): A Man Named Saul
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #46): For Gentiles
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #47): Conflict Resolution
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #48): Freedom
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #49): Love and War
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #50): Matter
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #51): Revelation
- The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #52): The Last Story
Jesus had a countercultural view of women. Although women were often viewed as inferior in Jesus’ day, He treated them with the same dignity and worth as men in His ministry. Jesus’ even-handed treatment of women is on display in two Bible stories in particular. In John 4, Jesus interacts with a woman at the well—a Samaritan woman who had given her heart away in five previous marriages. Jesus’ disciples are amazed that He is speaking with such a woman. But because of her witness, many in that town believe in Jesus. In John 8, Jesus also speaks freely with a woman caught in adultery. He defends her by confounding her accusers and revealing their own hypocrisy. He does not gloss over her sin, but He confronts it and extends grace.
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This series is based on Ken’s coauthored book (with John Alan Turner), The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible. Purchase here.