Women Of The Bible: 52 Stories For Prayer And Reflection

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Women of the Bible, 52 stories for Prayer and Reflection by Ann Spangler

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Though we are familiar with the Bible's most noteworthy men, many of us know little about women of the Bible and the important roles they played in the story of salvation. The cast is long and colorful, including a parade of prostitutes, evil queens, peasants, and prophetesses. And though our culture differs vastly from theirs, we instinctively understand these women as they agonize over infertility, worry about their children, long for a little real affection, and struggle to find faith. Far from being one-dimensional characters, these are flesh-and-blood women whose mistakes and failings often mirror our own and whose collective wisdom yields rich insight into our struggle to live with faith and courage. Taken from the best-seller Women of the Bible, each of the fifty-two stories in this book concludes with a brief reflection encouraging us to pray in light of the woman's story, thereby deepening our understanding of Scripture and our experience of prayer.

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Table of Contents
1. Eve . .11
2. Sarah .15
3. Hagar20
4. Lots Wife. . .25
5. Rebekah. . . .29
6. Rachel34
7. Leah .39
8. Tamar, Daughter-in-Law of Judah. . .43
9. Potiphars Wife 47
10. The Mothers of Moses: Jochebed and Pharaohs Daughter .50
11. Miriam. . . .55
12. Rahab59
13. Deborah. . . .64
14. Jael . .68
15. Delilah. . . .72
16. Naomi76
17. Ruth .80
18. Hannah. . . .85
19. Michal89
20. Abigail94
21. The Woman of Endor .99
22. Bathsheba. .103
23. Tamar, Daughter of King David 108
24. The Wise Woman of Abel. . .112
25. Rizpah. . .116
26. The Queen of Sheba 120
27. Jezebel. . . .124
28. The Widow of Zarephath . .129
29. The Shunammite Woman . .133
30. Athaliah and Jehosheba . . .137
31. Huldah. . .142
32. Esther. . . .147
33. The Woman of Proverbs 31 . . . .153
34. The Shulammite Woman . . .157
35. Gomer. . . .161
36. Elizabeth. .165
37. Mary, the Mother of Jesus . .170
38. Anna177
39. The Woman of Samaria . . .181
40. The Woman Who Lived a Sinful Life 185
41. The Woman with the Issue of Blood. .189
42. Herodias. . .193
43. Joanna. . . .198
44. The Syrophoenician Woman. . .202
45. Martha. . . .206
46. Mary of Bethany . . .210
47. Salome, Mother of the Zebedees . . .214
48. The Widow with the Two Coins . . . .218
49. Mary Magdalene . . .221
50. Dorcas. . . .226
51. Lydia230
52. Priscilla. . .234

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Product Details
* ISBN: 0310244935
* ISBN-13: 9780310244936
* Format: Hardcover, 240pp
* Publisher: Zondervan
* Pub. Date: September 2002