Holy Curiosity is a podcast from Christianity Today highlighting the genius storytelling of God. In every episode, we'll explore storied connections threaded throughout scripture from the Old Testament to the New. My hope is that these stories will spark a holy curiosity in your own faith because once you see these connections, you can't unsee them. God wastes no person, place, or thing.
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Holy Curiosity is a podcast from Christianity Today highlighting the genius storytelling of God. In every episode, we'll explore storied connections threaded throughout scripture from the Old Testament to the New. My hope is that these stories will spark a holy curiosity in your own faith because once you see these connections, you can't unsee them. God wastes no person, place, or thing.
Shechem Part 1: Dinah’s Story with Rev. Dr. Jackie Roese
Holy Curiosity with Kat Armstrong
27 minutes
1 year ago
Shechem Part 1: Dinah’s Story with Rev. Dr. Jackie Roese
Part 1 of the Shechem Storyline welcomes Rev. Dr. Jackie Roese to explore the stories of two women, Dinah and the Woman at the Well. Despite living centuries apart, these two women are connected through their hometown, Shechem. This episode explores the lingering effect that pain and trauma can have on a place. And it’s about how Jesus brings redemption to places of pain and brokenness in Bible times and in our lives as well.
Episode Content Warning: This episode contains content related to sexual assault and suicide.
QUICK LINKS:
Give feedback, ask questions, and download a free learning guide on Kat’s website
The In-Between Place by Kat Armstrong: Kat’s book about Shechem and how Jesus can change our stories.
Dr. Rev. Jackie Roese’s The Marcella Project: https://www.themarcellaproject.com/
Find Kat online:
Instagram: @katarmstrong1
Website: www.katarmstrong.com
The Storyline Project: www.thestorylineproject.com
Episode Highlights:
Genesis 34 tells the harrowing story of Dinah, Jacob's daughter, who suffers an assault in Shechem.
Dinah's silence, and her father's passivity highlights this ancient society's indifference to violence against women.
Shechem in the Old Testament and Sychar in the New Testament, are the same place in the Bible.
Dinah and the Woman at the Well both experienced significant events in Shechem.
Rev. Dr. Jackie Roese shares insights from leading a tour to Samaria, and the importance of respecting stories of women who’ve faced marginalization and vulnerability like Dinah and the Woman at the Well.
Production Credits:
Executive Producers: Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper
Producer: Leslie Thompson
Associate Producer: McKenzie Hill
Audio Editing: Kevin Morris
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Holy Curiosity with Kat Armstrong
Holy Curiosity is a podcast from Christianity Today highlighting the genius storytelling of God. In every episode, we'll explore storied connections threaded throughout scripture from the Old Testament to the New. My hope is that these stories will spark a holy curiosity in your own faith because once you see these connections, you can't unsee them. God wastes no person, place, or thing.
