{"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":"S6 E46 | Dr. Sandra L. Richter | Reclaiming Proverbs 31: The Heroic Woman at the Heart of Wisdom","slug":"s6-e46-dr-sandra-l-richter-reclaiming-proverbs-31-the-heroic-woman-at-the-heart-of-wisdom","published_at":"2026-05-18T08:00:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alabaster-jar-6611285/s6-e46-dr-sandra-l-richter-reclaiming-proverbs-31-the-heroic-woman-at-the-heart-of-wisdom","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alabaster-jar-6611285","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/s6-e46-dr-sandra-l-richter-reclaiming-proverbs-31-the-heroic-woman-at-the-heart-of-wisdom--72050669","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72050669/long_aj_episode_proverbs_31_sandra_richter_final.mp3","summary":"In this conversation, Dr. Lynn Cohick interviews Dr. Sandra L. Richter, the Robert H. Gundry Chair of Biblical Studies at Westmont College, to talk about reading Proverbs 31 in its ancient context. Richter explains that Proverbs 31 is the climactic conclusion of a high-level work of wisdom literature, framed as the queen mother’s counsel to her son, King Lemuel, about the kind of partner he truly needs. Together they challenge the way Proverbs 31 has been used to burden women with an impossible ideal, showing instead a heroic portrait of a woman, whose economic savvy, courage, and Torah-shaped wisdom build her family and community. Overall, they both highlight how this passage dignifies women’s work in both the domestic and public spheres and reveal the text as surprisingly life-giving and, in many ways, profoundly pro-woman. Resources Mentioned: The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament by Dr. Sandra L. Richter The Epic of Eden Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video, Updated Edition: Understanding the Old Testament as Your Story by Dr. Sandra L. Richter Psalms Bible Study Guide Plus Streaming Video: An Ancient Challenge to Get Serious About Your Prayer and Worship (Epic of Eden) by Dr. Sandra L. Richter The Visual Museum of Women in Christianity 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 conversation, Dr. Lynn Cohick interviews Dr. Sandra L. Richter, the Robert H. Gundry Chair of Biblical Studies at Westmont College, to talk about…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2617,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-alabaster-jar-6611285/episodes/s6-e46-dr-sandra-l-richter-reclaiming-proverbs-31-the-heroic-woman-at-the-heart-of-wisdom/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/s6-e46-dr-sandra-l-richter-reclaiming-proverbs-31-the-heroic-woman-at-the-heart-of-wisdom.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}