Wisdom from Women in the Bible (1978 Deen), book

Wisdom from Women in the Bible (1978) is a book by Edith Deen.

Abstract

"In this new edition of a classic of women's Bible study, beloved Christian author Edith Deen brings to life the stories of more than fifty biblical women and shows the lessons contemporary women can learn from each one. The culmination of a quarter century of study, Wisdom from Women in the Bible provides firsthand insight on how the women of the Bible dealt with both the everyday topics of marriage, home, possessions, children, and widowhood; and the eternal themes of spiritual awareness, love, worship, and faith. Represented here are the women whose wisdom shines like a beacon down through the ages: Mary, Ruth, Esther, and Deborah. But we can also learn from the wicked and the foolish -- Eve, Delilah, Jezebel, and Lot's wife -- the ones whose faults lead all too often to destruction. In engaging and perceptive portraits, Deen reintroduces us to women who reflect our own weaknesses and potential for greatness, our petty jealousies and soaring prayers. She then applies each story to modern life, firmly outlining its meaning for our time. The result is a book both classic and contemporary, inspirational and practical. "So I send this book forth with the hope that it will inspire a deeper study of the Bible and that it will help others gain a new wisdom and understanding in handling their daily problems. This is one of the wonders of the Bible. Any theme one chooses turns out to be contemporary." (Preface)."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row, 1978.

Contents

From tribulation to joy : Eve -- A wife with love and status : Sarah -- No time for angels : Lot's wife -- Human frailty : Rebekah -- The miracle of love : Rachel -- A mother ever near : Jochebed -- The property rights of women : the five sisters and Moses -- A liberated woman : Miriam -- No patience at all : Job's wife -- Mother and child : Hannah and Samuel -- A national heroine : Deborah -- A child with honor : Jephthah's daughter -- Spiritual awareness : Huldah -- Radiance--in daughters : of grace and beauty -- Home management : the excellent homemaker -- Hospitality : an expression of love -- Worship in beauty of holiness : women in tabernacle and church -- A run-away daughter : Dinah -- A chafing yoke : Potiphar's wife -- Family difficulties : Michal -- Deception : Delilah -- Possessions : Solomon's wives -- A battle with evil : the three who denounce God -- A quiet strength : Abigail -- A public servant : the wise woman of Abel -- The love of the real mother : two prostitutes with sons -- In search of wisdom : the queen of Sheba -- Queenly self-denial : Esther -- A desolate widow : the mother of Ichabod -- Two widows alone : Ruth and Naomi -- An empty cupboard, a dying son : the widow of Zarephath -- Want and hunger : widow with two children -- The miracle of giving : a widow's coin -- Steadfastness in a widow : in Christ's parable -- The mother of a prophet : Elizabeth -- The great mother : Mary, the mother of Jesus -- The foresight of a saint : Anna, the prophetess -- Power through believing : women at sick bed and grave -- On mercy : the mother of an afflicted child -- Spiritual preparation : the wise virgins -- In the world of the Spirit : Jesus and the woman at the well -- The accused and the accusers : the sinning woman -- Love in action : Mary of Bethany -- Christian devotion : many women were there -- On forgiving : the woman with alabaster -- A woman's intuition : Pilate's wife -- On faithfulness : Joanna -- At the threshold : Mary Magdalene -- On kindness : Dorcas -- A wise participant : Damaris -- A cradle of faith : home of Eunice and Lois -- Light in God's word : Priscilla.

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