Real Stories of Women in the Bible (Have We Been Reading Them Wrong?), #583
Java with Juli - Making Sense of God and Sex
Authentic Intimacy®
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🗓️ 6 October 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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In this episode, we uncover the real stories of women in the Bible who have been misunderstood, silenced, or abused—and discover the God who saw them. From Bathsheba to Tamar to the woman at the well, we revisit stories where we have blamed or shamed women, when in fact scripture points to God’s compassion, justice, and redemption.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey friends, it's Julie, and before we had to the coffee shop today, I want to let you know that this is your |
| 0:05.4 | very last chance to take our Java with Julie survey. And this survey is going to close at the end of the week, |
| 0:11.2 | and we want your voice to be heard. You know, we are almost 600 episodes into the Job with Julie |
| 0:17.3 | podcast, and I just want to be sure that we are tackling the questions that you |
| 0:22.1 | most want to hear about. And I want to hear your thoughts on how we can make this podcast even better |
| 0:27.6 | and stronger and more helpful for you. Just for filling out the survey, you're going to get a free |
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| 0:40.3 | And so don't wait, click the link in the show notes and take the survey today. |
| 0:46.5 | She's a woman. She's probably multiply widowed, which is the most vulnerable person in the world in this culture. |
| 0:53.2 | And Jesus has gone out of his way to talk to |
| 0:57.0 | her. When he reveals he knows something about her, he shouldn't know. We have wrongly interpreted |
| 1:01.8 | that as changing the subject. No, she interprets correctly. Europe, you must be a prophet. This |
| 1:06.6 | woman is waiting for Messiah. And Jesus says, I am. |
| 1:14.7 | Hi, friend. Welcome to Java with Julie. I am your host, Julie Slattery, and this podcast is an |
| 1:20.8 | outreach of authentic intimacy, a ministry dedicated to helping you make sense of God and sexuality. |
| 1:30.1 | My guest today is Dr. Sandra Gleyn. |
| 1:35.1 | And in this conversation, we're going to dip our toes into an area that she's been researching for years. |
| 1:37.0 | And we're going to revisit some of the stories in the Bible where women have been |
| 1:41.3 | vilified or sexualized or marginalized. And we're going to challenge the way these stories have been vilified or sexualized or marginalized. |
| 1:45.0 | And we're gonna challenge the way these stories have been told and even distorted in church culture, |
| 1:51.0 | especially the Western church culture. |
| 1:53.0 | From Bathsheba and Tamar to the women at the well, |
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