Ingrid Faro

Redeeming Eden stands out by highlighting the often overlooked but significant role of women in shaping redemptive history. It weaves together a cohesive narrative that demonstrates how women, despite being frequently undervalued in Ancient Near Eastern cultures, courageously initiate and advance key movements in Scripture. From Eve, who anticipates God's redemption, to Tamar, whose boldness transforms Judah, Rahab, who saves the two spies, and many others, each chapter builds upon the next to reveal a comprehensive storyline. These women, driven by righteousness and justice, take risks and make a lasting impact without seeking recognition or acclaim.Far from being a mere collection of stories, this book presents a compelling argument for women in ministry by simply telling the interwoven stories of intrepid women in Scripture. It challenges common misconceptions and brings these women to life within their cultural and canonical contexts, using linguistic, literary, and archaeological evidence. Through careful analysis and a readable style, it aims to correct mistaken vilification and provide a fresh perspective that is accessible to non-academic, without excluding academic, readers.Redeeming Eden not only sheds light on the inspiring stories of these women but also underscores God's attention to their courage and faithfulness. They are a testament to the preservation of life and the ultimate fulfillment of God's plan through the line of the Messiah.With relatively short chapters and a storytelling approach, Redeeming Eden offers an engaging and impactful reading experience. It is our hope that readers will be inspired by the stories of these remarkable women and gain a deeper appreciation for their significant contributions to the narrative of Scripture.This book has everything you need for a full personal or group study experience.Redeeming Eden is designed for either personal study or classroom use, and it will also be an accessible resource for small groups and adult education in churches. Chapters end with reflection questions and guidance for spiritual formation.An individual access code to stream all video sessions online. (You don’t need to buy a DVD!)

The evil that afflicts our lives often leaves us confused and directionless, wounded and powerless. How should we respond to evil's power to assault us? How can we understand God's work in a world that seems all too often to be permeated with evil?Narrating her own wrestling with evil as well as engaging in biblical and philosophical analysis, biblical scholar Ingrid Faro explores the many dimensions to evil. Soberly honest, biblically engaged, and theologically nuanced, Demystifying Evil examines the power of evil to disrupt and fragment our lives and tempt us to collude with it.But evil does not have the last word. Faro takes us on a journey into the book of Genesis, the Ancient Near East culture, the cross, and her own story of suffering to engage the undoing of evil.

Varför är bibelsynen så viktig? En bibelvetenskap och teologi som bygger på bibeltro är en nödvändig förutsättning för att bygga Kristi kropp stark. Författarna till denna bok har, var och en utifrån sina specialiteter, formulerat hur de ser på Bibeln och dess roll. De olika bidragen spänner från bibeltolkningens historia, med början i den svenska reformationen, till ständigt aktuella frågor. Syftet är att Guds Ord ska förklaras rent och klart och att människor ska få hjälp till en frälsande tro och ett liv i Kristus. Innehåll: Därför tror jag på en historisk Adam och Eva Slaget om Gamla testamentet Bibelsyn i Sverige från reformationen till 1993 Bibelsyn i Svenska kyrkan under 1800-talet Tron att hela Bibeln är Guds Ord: exemplen de tidiga baptisterna och Anders Wiberg, Lewi Pethrus och Sven Lidman Bibeln i ljuset av andra källor till Guds uppenbarelse Historisk-kritisk metod och kristen erfarenhet – om bibelsyn och vetenskapssyn Sund bibeltolkning: några grundregler Bibeltolkning och mänskliga tankemodeller Guds Ord och förkunnelsen. Reflektioner kring första Korinterbrevets fyra första kapitel Medverkande Torbjörn Aronson är professor i kyrkohistoria vid Skandinavisk teologisk högskola och docent i samma ämne vid Uppsala universitet. Christian Braw är präst i Svenska kyrkan och docent vid Åbo Akademi. Han är även författare till en lång rad böcker. Ingrid Faro är PhD, Dean of Theology och docent i Gamla testamentet vid Skandinavisk teologisk högskola. Hon predikar och undervisar internationellt, bland annat kring ämnen som hur man som kristen hanterar lidande. Johnny Foglander har varit internationellt resande predikant under 40 år och lärare på Livets Ord bibelskola i 34 år. För närvarande pastor för EChurch, Uppsala. Innehar en teologie kandidat från Uppsala universitet. Anders Gerdmar är professor i Nya testamentets exegetik vid Skandinavisk teologisk högskola samt docent i samma ämne vid Uppsala universitet. Han är också grundare av Skandinavisk teologisk högskola. Därutöver skriver han både undervisning för nyomvända och teologi för allmänheten. Pavel Hoffman, MDiv arbetar som lärare vid Skandinavisk teologisk högskola. Han studerade vid Graduate Theological Seminary vid Oral Roberts University i Tulsa, USA. För närvarande arbetar han på sin doktorsexamen via University of South Africa. Göran Lennartsson är teologie doktor i Nya testamentets exegetik. Han har bott och verkat i Mellanöstern och Jerusalem under en tioårsperiod och har sysslat med akademisk teologisk undervisning under mer än 20 års tid. Hans Sundberg är teologie doktor i systematisk teologi vid Uppsala universitet. Han har varit församlingspastor inom Baptistsamfundet, lärare vid Betelseminariet och Skandinavisk teologisk högskola, samt församlingsplanterare, pastor och National Director i Vineyard Norden. Karl-Henrik Wallerstein är präst i Svenska kyrkan och jobbar som kyrkoherde i Göteryds pastorat. Wallerstein är teologie doktor i Gamla testamentets exegetik.

Somewhere between "Jesus Loves Me" and high school cynicism, the childlike acceptance of pat answers about faith is lost--often forever. But while many parents find this transitional period daunting, they don't want their kids to leave the Christian faith just because they didn't get good answers to how prayer works or whether dinosaurs were on Noah's ark. Honest Answers is a discussion book to help parents tackle the God questions that make them sweat. This isn't the place to come for pat answers that will make their kids nod, smile, and disconnect. Janelle Alberts and Ingrid Faro know that when tweens start asking questions, they're already old enough to understand the answers. They're determined to equip parents with the language, theology, permission, and confidence to join in the discussion--and to learn how to offer deeply doctrinal answers in 140 characters or less. The tween years present an incredible opportunity to build trust with kids and to keep them coming back to their parents for answers rather than finding other sources. With the tools and conversational tips here, mom and dad can engage in a hopeful conversation and help their children build a Christian faith to hold them steady their whole lives.

The #MeToo movement is a global phenomenon. Several Christian organizations have been engaging with issues of abuse against women in places like Africa and Asia. Much of this happens among internally displaced or external refugees. I was reared in a New Delhi slum, and saw much of the horrors of human trafficking among the low caste and outcaste people among whom I lived. These kinds of atrocities against girls and women--internally displaced refugees--rightly raises much anger. Are there solutions? My students and leaders of several organizations have asked me to write a biblical response to issues raised by the #MeToo movement and the global horror of sexual trafficking of girls and women. This book provides a biblical response to issues raised by the #MeToo movement--questions that I have had for many years, going back to my childhood days in that New Delhi slum. My thesis is that women experienced these abuses in ancient societies in very heinous ways. This is seen clearly in ancient Sumerian, Egyptian, and Roman etc. religions. I argue that the Bible sets out to counter attitudes and religious practices of sexual abuse against women. The Bible is the original #MeToo movement. ""True to his biblical namesake, Boaz Johnson applies the Bible's radically counter-cultural ethical teaching about justice for the poor to the plight of abused women. The blending of his childhood in a Delhi slum, his familiarity with contexts of war-zone rape and sex trafficking, and his profound scholarly understanding of the biblical text and its world has produced an eye-opening book that transforms our reading of familiar stories and challenges our response to them."" --Christopher J. H. Wright, Langham Partnership Boaz Johnson is Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at North Park University, Chicago, Illinois. Before coming to the US, he pastored a church in a New Delhi slum and taught at Union Biblical Seminary in India. He has also taught widely in other parts of the world, in countries like Ukraine, Russia, Brazil, and Argentina, which, sadly, are hotspots of human trafficking of girls and women.

The #MeToo movement is a global phenomenon. Several Christian organizations have been engaging with issues of abuse against women in places like Africa and Asia. Much of this happens among internally displaced or external refugees. I was reared in a New Delhi slum, and saw much of the horrors of human trafficking among the low caste and outcaste people among whom I lived. These kinds of atrocities against girls and women--internally displaced refugees--rightly raises much anger. Are there solutions? My students and leaders of several organizations have asked me to write a biblical response to issues raised by the #MeToo movement and the global horror of sexual trafficking of girls and women. This book provides a biblical response to issues raised by the #MeToo movement--questions that I have had for many years, going back to my childhood days in that New Delhi slum. My thesis is that women experienced these abuses in ancient societies in very heinous ways. This is seen clearly in ancient Sumerian, Egyptian, and Roman etc. religions. I argue that the Bible sets out to counter attitudes and religious practices of sexual abuse against women. The Bible is the original #MeToo movement. ""True to his biblical namesake, Boaz Johnson applies the Bible's radically counter-cultural ethical teaching about justice for the poor to the plight of abused women. The blending of his childhood in a Delhi slum, his familiarity with contexts of war-zone rape and sex trafficking, and his profound scholarly understanding of the biblical text and its world has produced an eye-opening book that transforms our reading of familiar stories and challenges our response to them."" --Christopher J. H. Wright, Langham Partnership Boaz Johnson is Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at North Park University, Chicago, Illinois. Before coming to the US, he pastored a church in a New Delhi slum and taught at Union Biblical Seminary in India. He has also taught widely in other parts of the world, in countries like Ukraine, Russia, Brazil, and Argentina, which, sadly, are hotspots of human trafficking of girls and women.