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Titles by: Frances Taylor Gench

Author: Frances Taylor Gench

Frances Taylor Gench is Herbert Worth and Annie H. Jackson Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. She is the author of Back to the Well: Women's Encounters with Jesus in the Gospels as well as Hebrews and James in the Westminster Bible Companion series, all published by WJK.

Back to the Well 
Women's Encounters with Jesus in the Gospels
By Frances Taylor Gench
Exploring six Gospel texts in which women encounter Jesus, Frances Taylor Gench encourages us to view these stories anew through the eyes of contemporary biblical scholarship. Summarizing and making accessible the work of a diversity of feminist scho...
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Encountering God in Tyrannical Texts 
Reflections on Paul, Women, and the Authority of Scripture
By Frances Taylor Gench
The Bible includes any number of "tyrannical texts" that have proved to be profoundly oppressive in the lives of many people. Among them are Pauline texts that have circumscribed the lives and ministries of women throughout Christian history. What ar...
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Encounters with Jesus 
Studies in the Gospel of John
By Frances Taylor Gench
In many respects John remains the most beloved of all Gospels. In this careful study for laity, Frances Taylor Gench provides an opportunity for Christians to immerse themselves in this complex Gospel and become better acquainted with its intriguing...
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Faithful Disagreement 
Wrestling with Scripture in the Midst of Church Conflict
By Frances Taylor Gench
Conflict is all too common in the church today. But as Frances Taylor Gench reminds us in this book, conflict over scriptural interpretation has been with the church since its earliest days. Gench reflects on those early experiences of conflict, pres...
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By Frances Taylor Gench
For believers who have grown weary or disillusioned with their Christian commitment, the letter to the Hebrews offers much practical assistance. In this day of dwindling church attendance and clergy burnout, a new reading of Hebrews offers an encoura...
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