Bad Girls of the Bible and What We Can Learn from Them
Women everywhere marvel at those “good girls” in Scripture: Sarah, Mary, Esther. But on most days,
that’s not who they see when they look in the mirror. Most women (if they’re honest) see the
selfishness of Sapphira or the deception of Delilah. They catch of glimpse of Jezebel’s take-charge
pride or Eve’s disastrous disobedience. Like Bathsheba, Herodias, and the rest, today’s modern woman
is surrounded by temptations, exhausted by the demands of daily living, and burdened by her own
desires.
So what’s a good girl to do? Learn from their lives, says beloved humor writer Liz Curtis Higgs, and by
God’s grace, choose a better path. In Bad Girls of the Bible, Higgs offers a unique and clear-sighted
approach to understanding those “other women” in Scripture, combining a contemporary retelling of
their stories with a solid, verse-by-verse study of their mistakes and what lessons women today can
learn from them. With her trademark humor and encouragement, Liz Curtis Higgs teaches us how to
avoid their tragic mistakes and joyfully embrace grace.
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