"Dr. Jones clearly demonstrates how the women in John’s Gospel, so often dismissed or relegated to irrelevance by so much of the Christian tradition, actually embody Jesus’ wisdom teachings in a central and profound way. Dr. Jones brings impeccable scholarship, an authentic feminist perspective, and deep compassion to a work that is accessible and engaging to a wide audience. Embodying the Wisdom tradition in an amazing way, she combines exegetical background, sermons, study guides, worship designs with music and dramatic readings, and a moving drama into a six-week educational and worship resource that engages the mind, body, AND spirit."
--Rick Schlosser, Executive Director, California Council of Churches
When Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code was published, it did something that many biblical scholars were not able to do. It posed difficult questions about the role of women in Jesus' life and in the early church, and brought these questions to the forefront of biblical conversations. Judith Kaye Jones contends that the gospel of John does not just include stories about women, it is structured around stories of women. In this unique testament, women and their encounters with Jesus provide the framework for the central message of Jesus.
