Ep 228: Mothers and Motherhood in the New Testament with Jennifer Houston McNeel

November 4, 2025
Protestant Libertarian Podcast

In this episode I talk with Dr. Jennifer Houston McNeel about her brand-new book Under Her Wings: Mothers and Motherhood in the New Testament, out now on Eerdmans, where she explores mothers and maternal imagery in the New Testament. We discuss the role of mothers in the Jewish and Greco-Roman worlds, how they are portrayed in the gospels, Acts, and the rest of the New Testament, the legacy of Mary, Revelation’s complex maternal imagery, and more. Moms are very important in the Bible!

Additional Resources

Under Her Wings: https://a.co/d/iUHcXIT

Dr. McNeel’s Website: https://thetextincontext.com/

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