Week 2 Reading Diary: Bible Women

I hope I did this correctly! 

The story I decided to read this week is Biblical Women written by the authors of the Bible. 

There were a few moments that stood out to me during the first section of reading. For one, all of the women mentioned were the ones who were being put to the test in the story. Also, in all of the stories the woman was the one who enacted the “plot twist” for the story with a major decision. For example, with Eve, it was a decision she made to eat the fruit. With Sarah, it was also about a decision she made about letting Abraham sleep with Hagar. With Hagar, it was a little different; she had to make a decision as to whether or not she believed enough in God to save her and her son. These women, along with the rest ended up being the surprise “game changer” for the story. This common plot throughout all of the stories is interesting and could be useful for writing my own stories. I could use the idea of having the same plot for all parts of the story and having different characters be the ones who make the story turn out that way. In addition, like the Biblical women stories, I could continue the theme of having all the “same” main character in each part. Meaning, I could use all female or male, adults or children, or even animals as the one “type” of character that always seems to be the one who changes the plot of the story. Lastly, I think the setup of the stories is interesting to look at as well. They were all “headed” one way, then the big decisions were made (by the women), then the story completely changed from it’s original plan. However, with these decisions, God always turned the story around, possibly making it end even better than it could have before. This type of character could be used as a God, hero, or "fairy godmother" type of character in my story.

Photo showing Hagar's trust in the Lord to protect her and her son (with an angel) after being sent away by Abraham. Source by Tiepolo on: Wikimedia Commons