We all know the story of the Garden of Eden. God made Eve from Adam's rib. The devil, disguised as a serpent, tempted Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge. God cast Adam and Eve out of the garden, cursing Eve and the serpent-at least, that's what we've been led to believe.
In The S/He Identity, Reverend Zelna E. Joseph, PhD, reveals the truth. Through a close reading of scripture she demonstrates Eve was not the cause of mankind's fall from grace, nor was she cursed. It was Adam who brought about the fall-Adam was judged and the snake was cursed; women were not. Instead, they were charged with combating Satan's lies and the means by which the promise of the coming savior, Jesus Christ, would enter the world. Childbirth is not a curse, but a divine blessing.
The S/He Identity restores women to their rightful place as God's ally. This groundbreaking book is vital reading for any woman seeking her identity in Christ, and for men who need to discover how Jesus restored both sexes into one body-his body-and destroyed the devil's lies forever.
About the Author: Reverend Zelna E. Joseph, PhD, is an ordained minister and has devoted over thirty years in ministry helping women and leading faith/community-based organizations. In 1990, she founded United We Stand Women's Center supporting women, and the Teen Development Awareness Program working with disadvantaged girls in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
In 1998, she relocated to Washington, DC, and was executive director of a teen prostitution prevention organization, where she traveled to Russia and helped develop HIV/AIDS prevention outreach programs. She also served as president/CEO of an organization helping homeless women with housing and addiction recovery.
Reverend Joseph, working under the tutelage of Dorothy I. Height at the National Council of Negro Women, conducted a nationwide public campaign foraging African-American women.
Returning to Colorado in 2006, as president/CEO, she ran faith-based medical clinics offering affordable health care prior to the ACA and later served as the executive director of the El Paso County Bar Association.
Reverend Joseph received her PhD in biblical studies from Atlantic Coast Seminary, a master's degree in liberal studies from Regis University and a bachelor's degree in organizational management from Colorado Christian University.
