In this Water into Wine episode, Alec sits down with Dr. Sandra Glahn, professor of Media Arts and Worship at Dallas Theological Seminary and author of Nobody’s Mother, to explore women, Scripture, and cultural context.Dr. Glahn shares her personal journey through infertility, identity, and calling and how her study of 1 Timothy, Ephesus, and the cult of Artemis reshaped her understanding of what the Bible really says about women, teaching, and ministry.Together, they uncover how archaeology, linguistics, and first-century culture illuminate Paul’s letters, the story of Artemis/Diana, and why context matters for interpreting passages about women and leadership.Guest: Dr. Sandra Glahn — Professor, Dallas Theological SeminaryFeatured Book: Nobody’s Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament.Learn more about Dr. Sandra Glahn at: https://sandraglahn.com/Topics discussed:Dr. Glahn’s story of loss and callingCultural baggage vs. biblical truthPaul’s letters to Timothy in the shadow of Artemis of EphesusHow Acts 19 clarifies 1 Timothy 2Early church women: widows, deaconesses, and the roots of monastic serviceWhy the gospel flourished among women and slaves in the first centuriesSubscribe for more interviews exploring Scripture, archaeology, and early Christian faith:@WaterIntoWine#WaterIntoWine #SandraGlahn #WomenInMinistry #Ephesus #Artemis #BiblicalContext #EarlyChristianity #PaulineLetters #1Timothy #BibleStudy #ChristianHistory #DallasTheologicalSeminary #ArchaeologyAndTheBible #BiblicalScholarship #Theology #WomenInTheBible #FaithAndCulture #AlecDunlop #Nobody’sMother #NewTestamentContext