1. Ira Levin, The Stepford Wives, Random House, 1972. Film "The Stepford Wives", 1975, directed by Bryan Forbes. Made-for-TV sequel, 1980, "Revenge of the Stepford Wives". 2004 film remake, "The Stepford Wives", directed by Frank Oz.
The original book and film came out in the midst of the 70's feminist movement. It portrays a chilling solution to women's liberation, created by the husbands of a fictional Connecticut community known as "Stepford". Here, wives are replaced by passive, mindless, robotic creatures programmed only to cook, clean and be pleasing to their husbands; all of their assertive instincts are suppressed. In the film's made-for-TV sequel, "Revenge of the Stepford Wives," the head of Stepford's sinister Men's Association justifies their actions in saying, "Women are upsetting the natural order of things."
The 2004 remake is campy and over-the-top satire; the original book and film are understated, dark and horrific.
1. Martin Luther, Luther’s Works, Vol. 43: Devotional Writings II, ed. Jaroslav Jan Pelikan, Hilton C. Oswald, and Helmut T. Lehmann, vol. 43
(Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1999), 119–38.
Whether One May Flee From
A Deadly Plague
To the Reverend Doctor Johann Hess, pastor at Breslau, and to his fellow-servants of the gospel of Jesus Christ
Martinus Luther
1. E.W. Kenyon, The Father and His Family, p.114
The Father and His Family by E.W. Kenyon is one of Kenyon's more conservative books, which I read back in the 80's and found to be helpful on many points. However, the Word of Faith Movement has its roots in Kenyon's works -- early 20th century -- and the movement has changed dramatically in the last 30 or so years. By comparison, Kenyon is relatively orthodox.
Listen to great speakers on this topic via John MacArthur's "Strange Fire" Conference, available here: https://www.gty.org/library/topical-series-library/325/strange-fire-conference
1. Finis Jennings Dake, Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p.1 of Old Testament, col.4, footnote z.
2. Thomas Watson, A Body of Divinity: Teaching on the Westminster Catechism, 2015 Kindle Edition, location 1761, paragraph 1.
1. The Amplified Bible, Old Testament, p.2, footnote a.
2. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p.2 of Old Testament, col. 4, footnote s.
1. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p.2 of Old Testament, col.4, footnote z.
2. Ibid., p.1 of Old Testament, col. 4, footnote d (2nd occurence).
3. Ibid., p.2 of Old Testament, col. 4, footnote z.
1. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p.3 of Old Testament, col.1, footnote m.
2. Ibid., footnote n.
3. Ibid., p.2 of Old Testament, col. 4, footnote o.
4. Ibid., p.3 of Old Testament, col. 4, footnote q.
5. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p. 3 of Old Testament, Col. 4, footnote f (2nd occurence).
1. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p. 164 of New Testament, col. 1, footnote v.
2. E.W. Kenyon, The Father and His Family, p.101
1. Finis Jennings Dake, Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p.1 of Old Testament, col. 4, footnote z.
2. James Strong, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Greek and Hebrew Dictionaries, Dugan Publishing, Inc., p. 60 of Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary, col. 1, Hebrew word number 3927, "Lemuel"
3. The Amplified Bible, Old Testament, p. 742, footnote y.
1. The Amplified Bible, Old Testament, p. 742, footnote y.
2. Ibid., p. 708, footnote b.
3. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p. 665 of Old Testament, col. 4, footnote e.
4. The Amplified Bible, Old Testament, p. 743, footnote z.
5. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p. 654 of Old Testament, col. 4, footnote f.
1. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p. 665 of Old Testament, col. 4, footnote g.
2. Michele Galen, "A Big Hand From The Little Lady?", Business Week, 3383:6, August 1, 1994.
3. Ibid.
1. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p. 650 of Old Testament, col. 1, footnote u.
2. Ibid., p. 665, col. 4, footnote j.
1. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p. 665 of Old Testament, col. 4, footnote k.
1. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p. 260 of New Testament, col. 1, footnote m.
1. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p. 665 of Old Testament, col. 4, footnote n.
1. Allen, James, As A Man Thinketh, Brownlow Pub Co., 1985
1. The Amplified Bible, Old Testament, p. 260, footnote c.
1. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p.666 of Old Testament, col. 1 footnote b.
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid., p. 665 of Old Testament, col. 4, footnote f, item 28.
1. The Amplified Bible, Old Testament, p. 708, footnote b.
2. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p. 666 of Old Testament, col. 4, footnote a.
1. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p. 665 of Old Testament, col. 4, footnote f, item 24.
2. Ibid., p. 666 of Old Testament, col. 4, footnote c.
1. Massachusetts Bay Records, 21 April 1629, I, 397.
2. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p. 666 of Old Testament, col.4, footnote b.
1. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p.666 of Old Testament, col. 4, footnote e.
2. The Amplified Bible, Old Testament, p. 743, footnote z.
1. The New Webster Dictionary of the English Language, p. 925.
2. Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, p. 665 of Old Testament, col.4, footnote f, item 31.