Welcome!
Whether you are familiar with my work—or if this is your first visit to tjwray.com—I’d like to personally welcome you. For those of you who are new to the site, allow me to introduce myself! I am the author of several books that range from the experience of grief and loss to some of my other areas of interest: the origins of the biblical Satan, women in the bible and biblical literacy!
In addition to writing, I am a university professor with over two decades of teaching experience and it has been my privilege to accompany my students as they explore the most influential and foundational texts informing Western civilization, as well as exploring some of the most fundamental questions of our human condition. Thank you for visiting; you are very welcome here.
The Books
“Good Girls, Bad Girls of the New Testament”
“What the Bible Really Tells Us”
“Good Girls, Bad Girls”
“The Birth of Satan”
“Surviving the Death of a Sibling”
“Grief Dreams”
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Good Girls, Bad Girls of the New Testament
Good Girls, Bad Girls of the New Testament takes readers on a powerful journey through the vast landscape of Roman-occupied Judea during the first century and the genesis of Christianity. This landscape serves as the backdrop for twelve amazing stories of women whose paths intersect, either by providence or design, with the paths of Jesus or Paul. Some of these women are familiar, such as Mary, the mother of Jesus, while others, like the wife of the infamous Pontius Pilate, are lesser known. Whether she is popular or obscure, good or bad, each woman’s story is an important part of the overall Christian narrative.
What The Bible Really Tells Us
The Bible is the foundational text for Jews and Christians, but most people, having little knowledge of what it actually says, feel less than comfortable navigating its pages. What the Bible Really Tells Us solves this problem, providing a thorough, yet accessible, guide to the Good Book and the ways in which it can enrich one’s life.
Good Girls, Bad Girls: The Enduring Lessons of Twelve Women of the Old Testament
The few popular Bible stories about women are often presented in black and white-the women were good or bad, Ruth or Jezebel. But most of us fall somewhere in between these two extremes. Good Girls, Bad Girls invites readers to take a more nuanced look at twelve women in the Old Testament, to explore their lives more deeply in the historical context, and to grasp what these stories can mean to women today.
Kobiety Starego Testamentu
“Kobiety Starego Testamentu” is a Polish translation of “Good Girls, Bad Girls” published by Swiety Wojciech Publishers, Poland. 2011.
Surviving the Death of a Sibling
When T.J. Wray lost her 43-year-old brother, her grief was deep and enduring and, she soon discovered, not fully acknowledged. Despite the longevity of adult sibling relationships, surviving siblings are often made to feel as if their grief is somehow unwarranted.
