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Lectures on Female Scripture Characters

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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