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    “Vindicating the Vixens” Book Review

    This month's post is my wholehearted recommendation for Sandra Glahn's recently-released book, Vindicating the Vixens: Revisiting Sexualized, Vilified, and  Marginalized Women of the Bible. The “woman question” gets hurled around like a hot potato. Hollywood heaves it. Politicians punt it. Pastors pitch it. And the #MeToo movement makes the steaming spud even more obvious. Thankfully, Vindicating the Vixens has entered the conversation. But, rather than speaking from the basis of religious tradition or broader culture, Vixens lifts Scripture to its rightful place and allows God to answer questions about the nature and role of women. THE ARGUMENT The Bible’s radically countercultural message is reiterated throughout Vixens. The authors want readers…