{"podcast":{"title":"The Alabaster Jar","slug":"the-alabaster-jar-6611285","podcast_index_feed_id":6611285,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5953113/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-alabaster-jar","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/85ffba19d4ef4adc91db9ca6cfb140ee.jpg","author":"Dr. Lynn Cohick","episode_count":262,"summary":"The Alabaster Jar is a weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Lynn Cohick. Dr. Cohick is a highly respected New Testament scholar and the founding president of the Center for Women in Leadership, a 501C3 organization designed to encourage women as they minister and lead in the church and in the academy.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T16:21:27.358262+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alabaster-jar-6611285"},"episode":{"title":"From The Archives | Dr. Caryn A. Reeder | The Samaritan Woman's Story: Reconsidering John 4 After #ChurchToo","slug":"from-the-archives-dr-caryn-a-reeder-the-samaritan-woman-s-story-reconsidering-john-4-after-churchtoo","published_at":"2026-07-13T08:00:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alabaster-jar-6611285/from-the-archives-dr-caryn-a-reeder-the-samaritan-woman-s-story-reconsidering-john-4-after-churchtoo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alabaster-jar-6611285","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-the-archives-dr-caryn-a-reeder-the-samaritan-woman-s-story-reconsidering-john-4-after-churchtoo--72944586","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72944586/c3cef4ec_ec74_41e5_8252_185e7dfbd75b.mp3","summary":"In this archived episode of The Alabaster Jar, Dr. Lynn Cohick speaks with Dr. Caryn A. Reeder about her book The Samaritan Woman’s Story: Reconsidering John 4 After #ChurchToo . Reeder explains how the wave of abuse disclosures in the church led her to re-examine how Scripture is taught, especially stories involving women and sexuality. Together they challenge the long-standing portrayal of the Samaritan woman as a sexual sinner, arguing instead that her marital history reflects the harsh social realities of the ancient world and that Jesus treats her as a theologically serious conversation partner. They also highlight the woman’s role as a perceptive disciple and effective evangelist whose testimony leads her community to Jesus, contrasting her faith and clarity with the confusion of the disciples. Resources Mentioned: The Samaritan Woman's Story: Reconsidering John 4 After #ChurchToo by Dr. Caryn A. Reeder The Enemy in the Household: Family Violence in Deuteronomy and Beyond by Dr. Caryn A. Reeder Let Her Learn Classes The Visual Museum of Women in Christianity Dr. Lynn Cohick Let Her Lead Episode Sponsor: The Alabaster Jar is brought to you by The Center for Women in Leadership, a 501©3 nonprofit organization whose purpose is to equip women in a context that is biblically rooted, theologically robust, and ethnically diverse to thrive as leaders in the academy and the Church. Follow them on Instagram @leadershipwithoutapology .","meta_description":"In this archived episode of The Alabaster Jar, Dr. Lynn Cohick speaks with Dr. Caryn A. Reeder about her book The Samaritan Woman’s Story: Reconsidering J…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1985,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-alabaster-jar-6611285/episodes/from-the-archives-dr-caryn-a-reeder-the-samaritan-woman-s-story-reconsidering-john-4-after-churchtoo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alabaster-jar-6611285/from-the-archives-dr-caryn-a-reeder-the-samaritan-woman-s-story-reconsidering-john-4-after-churchtoo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}