A Year of Biblical Womanhood

How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband 'Master'

By: Rachel Held Evans

Narrated by: Amanda Opelt, Daniel Evans

Have you ever wondered what God truly expects of women? Is there really a prescription for biblical womanhood? Does the Bible's idea of womanhood have a place in modern Christianity? New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans embarks on a year-long study of what it means to live by the standards of biblical womanhood.

Strong-willed and independent, Evans couldn't sew a button on a blouse before she embarked on a radical life experiment--a year of biblical womanhood. Intrigued by the traditionalist resurgence that led many of her friends to abandon their careers to assume traditional gender roles in the home, Evans decided to try it for herself, vowing to take all of the Bible's instructions for women as literally as possible for a full year.

Along the way, Evans explores the rich heritage of scriptural heroines, models of grace, and all-around women of valor that we come to know in the Bible. She consults with women who practice these ancient biblical mandates in their own lives--from an Orthodox Jewish woman who changed the way Evans reads the Bible to an Amish community that taught her the true meaning of modesty.

In A Year of Biblical Womanhood, Evans shares her courageous and often humorous journey of:

• exploring what a "woman's place" is according to the Scriptures
• applying the Bible's teachings to day-to-day life, sometimes to literal extremes
• focusing on virtues like domesticity, obedience, beauty, submission, and grace
• developing a "Biblical Woman's Ten Commandments" to serve as a guide for daily living

Join Evans as she dives deep into the lives of the women we meet in Scripture and redefines what it means to live biblically.

©2012 Rachel Held Evans (P)2020 Thomas Nelson

Finished Listening To It In 1 Week with 1 Earbud!

I highly recommend "A Year of Biblical Womanhood" by Rachel Held Evans for anyone who is deconstructing and struggling with serious questions about their Christian Faith. Beware, it is definitely a challenging book! But I still recommend it for those who are seeking Truth. Rachel shares her year-long story of trying her very best to live according to "Biblical Womanhood". It made me laugh, it made me gasp, it made me curious, it made me furious, it made me cry... and it ultimately made me love Jesus even more. I listened to it on Audible with 1 earbud in and finished it in 1 week it was that interesting to me!

A sincere experience

This story was funny, educational, and inspiring. I feel compelled to find my own experience.

Wonderful read

This book was everything and more! So thought provoking, so heart stirring and so biblical! 💕

Men should read this, too!

Such a refreshing look at how to deal with contradictory expectations of women and interpretations of scripture.

Wonderful book

This book in combination with “the making of biblical womanhood” and “the great sex rescue” has said what I have felt for so long. I’ve always felt the pain of trying to force myself into a warped Christian cookie cutter for women that I was never meant to fill. I can finally stop fighting myself and be free, free to be a better wife and mother. I strongly recommend this book for those trying to heal from conservative evangelicals and find what the Bible really says.

Engaging and Well-written

This book is engaging and well-written, providing great content for conversation. I highly recommend.

Loved it as usual

I love Rachel's prospective, and this book brings you on her journey with her. Amanda is a great reader of her work. I get the feeling of Rachel when I hear her narrate. God bless you Rachel. Will you be my angel? :)

I book I will now buy

I’m so thankful for these words. An easy read but deep truths. I miss you RHE.

Must read!!

Absolutely life changing in thought process about women’s role in the real world and biblically.

Inspiring

I enjoyed going through her journey through this book. Often times imagining myself in that situation, there are a few things I would like to try e.g month of silence. Perhaps someday soon. Great work.