Comments on God & Mammon: Business Lessons from the 'Wife of Noble Character...

Nice post. I think you conveyed the passage well. ...

2008-05-17T16:41:00.000-07:00

Nice post. I think you conveyed the passage well. It seems that the wife in this passage is overlooked by some and there are instances where still today a better use of a woman's talents are not entertained by the men in their lives. I think women become of noble character when they are allowed to grow.

Hmmm... you make some very good points here.

2008-05-06T23:05:00.000-07:00

Hmmm... you make some very good points here.

Thanks for the modern day interpretation. I haven'...

2007-09-09T17:41:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the modern day interpretation. I haven't really considered a more modern take of these particular scriptures. I think your take on the "business like qualities" surrounding the wife of noble character is very sound and very applicable to today's world.
I agree with John, maybe you should wirte for a Christian Women's Zine and take your thoughts on the road.

Thanks for all the comments. In response to Deep T...

2007-07-11T15:19:00.000-07:00

Thanks for all the comments. In response to Deep Thought on "Christian stereotypes of proper female behavior": I guess their are a lot of different stereotypes/ideas on how Christian women should behave. I am just responding to my own experiences, and not accusing anyone in particular. Your comment on culture in the 1800's is very interesting.

I am not sure where you are finding the "many Chri...

2007-07-09T09:41:00.000-07:00

I am not sure where you are finding the "many Christian stereotypes of proper female behavior" that call for women to be passive homebodies. As a pretty-darned Conservative guy with a more Conservative wife and a circle of Conservative friends (and, to be clear, I mean socially Conservative, not financially)the way for a modern woman to be a "Proverbs wife" consumes a LOT of mailing list and forum bandwidth! And we men wonder how we can best support our wives in their striving.

I like to point out that in the typical American frontier home of the early 1800's the husband built things, raised food, etc., but so did the wife. While the husband produced the majority of goods and food for *internal* use by the family, the wife generated the majority of *cash* or hard currency with her work. Luxury goods, critical-but-rare goods, and those things that could not be produced locally were all secured (in the average home) by the efforts of the *wife* and her labor until the late 1800's though most of America (at least, by territory).

I recently read a post elsewhere about an interpre...

2007-07-03T10:01:00.000-07:00

I recently read a post elsewhere about an interpretation of the Bible that portrays men and woman as equals in marriage, to the contrary of current stereotypes. I thought you might find it interesting. It's at http://melissasbookreviews.blogspot.com/ and if you scroll down, it's called Redemption of Love.

Thanks for this. I came across via the latest Bibl...

2007-07-02T02:38:00.000-07:00

Thanks for this. I came across via the latest Biblical Studies Blog.

I've been meaning to do something similar with this myself ever since I was asked to read it at my grandmother's funeral last year. It really struck me then that it's a model for today - for both women and men.

Thanks

Matt

Thanks, this is a fun topic!

2007-06-27T22:12:00.000-07:00

Thanks, this is a fun topic!

I love this. It is a home run. You should expand t...

2007-06-27T19:04:00.000-07:00

I love this. It is a home run. You should expand this and teach to other women. Good job.