Lectures on Female Scripture Characters
William Jay
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I began to look over sundry of my old manuscripts... [and] among them I found a number of lectures which I had delivered more than forty-eight years ago. They proved to be on the Female "Biography of the Old and New Testament Scriptures"; and were occasioned, at the time, by my reflecting on the importance of female character, and on the influence which women must naturally and necessarily have, in every condition, period, and relation in life; so that if good should be done to them, good would be done to many, in a very wide and varied degree. But I was also aware of the difficulty and delicacy of addressing women from the pulpit distinctively. With regard to them, praise, though deserved, might seem flattery; while just reproof might be construed into common-place reflection on the sex. But in commenting on absent characters, indelibly portrayed ages back, I saw that a preacher might feel himself unfettered ; and be able to deal freely with female excellencies and faults, leaving the application to the consciences and the discretion of his present audience.
These lectures I delivered on Sabbath evenings, from short notes; but afterwards, as soon as possible, while the subjects were fresh in my recollection, I wrote them at full length, or nearly so. - Summary by Preface (10 hr 37 min)
Chapters
Dedication and Preface | 8:50 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Shunamite: Part I | 28:43 | Read by Belinda McReynolds |
The Shunamite: Part II | 28:39 | Read by Belinda McReynolds |
The Shunamite: Part III | 27:20 | Read by Belinda McReynolds |
Mary Magdalene: Part I | 13:34 | Read by ccaudio |
Mary Magdalene: Part II | 16:14 | Read by ccaudio |
Hannah: Part I | 20:20 | Read by ccaudio |
Hannah: Part II | 21:17 | Read by ccaudio |
Hannah: Part III | 5:23 | Read by ccaudio |
Anna, the Prophetess | 25:28 | Read by czandra |
The Woman of Canaan | 29:33 | Read by Belinda McReynolds |
The Woman Who Anointed the Saviour's Head Part 1 | 11:58 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Woman Who Anointed the Saviour's Head Part 2 | 17:55 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
The Poor Widow | 22:40 | Read by Belinda McReynolds |
The Penitent Sinner Part 1 | 19:50 | Read by DRomeo |
The Penitent Sinner Part 2 | 13:24 | Read by InTheDesert |
The Woman of Samaria: Part I | 38:05 | Read by Ruth P. |
The Woman of Samaria: Part II | 34:33 | Read by Ruth P. |
The Woman of Samaria: Part III | 34:35 | Read by Ruth P. |
The Woman of Samaria: Part IV | 31:46 | Read by Ruth P. |
Lydia Part 1 | 14:00 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Lydia Part 2 | 18:15 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Dorcas Part 1 | 17:15 | Read by HollyAnn |
Dorcas Part 2 | 19:48 | Read by HollyAnn |
The Elect Lady Part 1 | 13:12 | Read by ccaudio |
The Elect Lady Part 2 | 13:33 | Read by ccaudio |
The Deformed Daughter of Abraham | 21:36 | Read by ccaudio |
Martha and Mary | 30:04 | Read by Ruth P. |
Lot's Wife Part 1 | 22:43 | Read by Margaret Sales |
Lot's Wife Part 2 | 17:01 | Read by Margaret Sales |