The Chick Report with Dr. Sandra Glahn

What if Mary Magdalene wasn't who the church taught us she was? In this episode of The Chick Report, Dr. Sandra Glahn talks with Dr. Jennifer McNutt about Mary Magdalene, the "Apostle to the Apostles," and how centuries of tradition shaped—and sometimes distorted—the woman Jesus sent to proclaim the resurrection.
Discover:
Why the "prostitute" label has no basis in the biblical text

How the Eastern and Western traditions diverged—remembering Mary as apostle in the East and as penitent in the West

What John 20:17 really says about Mary touching the risen Christ, and why it matters for how we read her witness

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What if the church's vision of leadership has been built on the wrong foundation and a forgotten female prophet holds the key to correcting it? In this episode of The Chick Report, Dr. Sandra Glahn talks with Dr. Christa McKirland about Huldah and how her story reframes everything we think we know about authority in the church.
Discover:
Why the prophetic authority Huldah exercised was the highest form available in her day and why we still pass over her

How "command imperative" authority became baked into church leadership, and what needs to change

Why Christa believes egalitarians and complementarians alike may be fighting for the wrong prize

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What happens when we misread Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11? In this episode of The Chick Report, Dr. Sandra Glahn talks with theologian Sarah Bowler about the story of Bathsheba, David's rooftop gaze, and the way the Hebrew narrative quietly indicts a king while dignifying the woman he took.
Discover:
Why Bathsheba was almost certainly not bathing on the roof and what the text actually says about where David was

How the word "take," the plural messengers, and the naming of Bathsheba’s father and grandfather signal coercion, not seduction

How later art and sermons—not the biblical text or early Jewish interpretation—turned her into a temptress

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What does Deborah's story reveal about leadership in one of Israel's darkest eras? In this episode of The Chick Report, Dr. Sandra Glahn talks with Dr. Ron Pierce about Deborah, the woman of fire who judged Israel, and the partnership between Deborah, Barak, and Jael that turned the tide in the Book of Judges.
Discover:
Why "a woman of Lapidoth" likely describes Deborah's fiery character rather than a husband or town

How Deborah bookends the era of the judges alongside Samuel as a prophet-judge

Why Barak's request that Deborah accompany him is a mark of faith, not cowardice

How the heroes of this story—Deborah and Jael—upend a deeply patriarchal world

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What happens when we reduce Rahab to "the harlot" and miss her significant role in Israel's siege of Jericho? In this episode of The Chick Report, Dr. Sandra Glahn talks with Dr. Eva Bleeker about Rahab, the women in Matthew's genealogy, and the way Scripture spotlights outsiders who trust God more than the insiders.
Discover:
Why Rahab functions as the theological hero of Joshua—and why the spies are the foils

How the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15 mirrors Rahab and exposes what the disciples missed

Why the women in Jesus' genealogy point to Gentile inclusion, not "bad girl" status

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