Ebook: Dynamic Women of the Bible: What We Can Learn from Their Surprising Stories

Stories of more than fifty biblical women, with sidebars and discussion questions for small groups, Bible studies, book clubs, and personal reading.;Eve and Noah's wife: mothers of us all -- Sarah and Hagar: bad blood down to the present day -- Lot's wife and daughters: pillar of salt and premeditated incest -- Rebekah: maiden, wife, and mother -- Rachel and Leah: rival sisters -- Dinah and Tamar: shameful stories of pain and complicity -- Jochebed, Miriam, and Zipporah: Moses's mother, sister, and wife -- Rahab and the five daughters of Zelophehad: reward and justice -- Deborah and Jael: military icons -- Delilah, Samson's mother, and other nameless women: guile and innocence -- Naomi and Ruth: geographical and spiritual journeys -- Hannah and Peninnah: the perils of polygamy -- Abigail and Michal: unfortunate wives of David -- Bathsheba: seducer, widow, wife, and mother -- Jezebel, Athaliah, and Huldah: strong voices for Baal and for God -- Vashti and Esther: Queens of Persia -- Job's wife, Proverbs 31 woman, Song of Songs lover, and Gomer: symbolism and more -- Anna and Elizabeth: preparing the way with prophecy and song -- Mary: mother and disciple of Jesus -- A Samaritan, an adulterer, and a menopausal woman: encountering Jesus -- Mary Magdalene and Mary and Martha of Bethany: friends of Jesus -- Sapphira, Dorcas, and Rhoda: women associated with the Apostle Peter -- Lydia, Euodia, Syntyche, and Junia: Paul's female connections -- Phoebe and Priscilla: ministry in the early church.