103. Camille Fronk Olson | Learning from Women in the Old Testament

Latter-day Saint Women Podcast

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 670 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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There are more than 150 women named or referenced in the Bible, with dozens of female characters in the Old Testament alone. While not small in number, many of these women are not well known, and some are misunderstood as simple, less essential, or merely one-dimensional characters. But what can the women in the Bible teach us about Jesus Christ, and how can their stories bring us closer to Him? In this episode, Camille Fronk Olson, author and professor emeritus of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University shares how the study of women in scripture enhances our understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and strengthens our faith in the Lord's ability to use ordinary people in His work. Camille shares story after story of faithful and inspiring women in the Old Testament, including Hagar, Hannah, Deborah, Abigail, Bathsheba, the daughters of Zelophehad, and more. Camille teaches that even small efforts to understand the culture, history and context of the Old Testament will improve and enrich our understanding of the women in the Bible. Transcript: https://media.ldscdn.org/pdf/2021-03-0103-103-camille-fronk-olson-learning-from-women-in-the-old-testament-eng.pdf

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Latter-day Saint Women podcast, where we share the legacy of women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
0:12.0	You'll get to know the faithful women who shaped our past and hear from inspiring women of faith today.
0:17.2	I'm your host, Carly Geiman, and today I'm missing my co-host, Shaylin, back, who is on
0:22.4	maternity leave after delivering a baby boy. So congratulations to Shaylin. We're excited for her.
0:28.4	This year, individuals and families churchwide are studying the Old Testament at home and on Sundays
0:34.1	for Come Follow Me. And today, we hope to supplement your study a little bit with
0:38.4	some thoughts and insights from a very special guest, Camille Frank Olson. Camille, welcome.
0:43.5	Thank you. We're really excited to have you virtually from Provo, Utah. As a quick introduction,
0:49.3	Camille Frank Olson is a professor emeritus of ancient scripture and a former department chair at Brigham Young University.
0:56.0	She holds a master's degree in ancient Near Eastern Studies and a PhD in the sociology of the Middle East.
1:03.0	And one area of expertise for Camille that we were very excited about is women in Scripture.
1:08.0	And Camille has authored several books on the subject. She also
1:11.6	pioneered courses along with another teacher, teaching about women in scripture as an institute
1:17.0	and seminary teacher. So today we've asked her to join us, to teach us more about women in the Old
1:22.9	Testament and how as we study their lives and examples, our scripture study can be enhanced.
1:28.4	So, Camille, thanks again for being here and for joining us.
1:31.6	Oh, I am excited and so thrilled to be able to talk about this subject.
1:36.0	Yes, and I've already felt how this expanded understanding on this subject can enhance my
1:41.5	study of the scriptures, my understanding of the Old Testament, so we're just
1:44.9	really excited for what you have to offer our listeners today. So to begin, I was so excited in
1:50.1	preparing for this to learn that of the 170-plus women named in Scripture, this is according
1:56.3	to some of your writings, the majority are in the Bible, and there are a lot in the Old Testament.
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