Women of the Bible: A Visual Guide to Their Lives, Loves, and Legacy (Illustrated Bible Handbook Series) - Softcover

Smith, Carol; Phillips, Rachael O.; Sanna, Ellyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1620291835 ISBN 13: 9781620291832

Publisher: Barbour Books, 2012

Synopsis

They didn’t get as much ink—but they contributed amazing things to the history of God’s people. Learn all about them in Women of the Bible, an intriguing, illustrated reference book from Barbour Publishing. Covering women’s roles and jobs, daily experiences, and interactions with Bible men, this book brings clarity to some of the strange, confusing, and forgotten stories of scripture. Also featuring lists of every named woman of scripture and most of the unnamed females, Women of the Bible is fully illustrated in color. It’s “readable reference,” equally helpful for study or pleasure.

About this title

Book Description:

They didn’t get as much ink—but the women of the Bible contributed amazing things to the history of God’s people. This illustrated reference book covers women’s roles and jobs, daily experiences, and interactions with Bible men, bringing clarity to some of the strange, confusing, and forgotten stories of scripture.

From the Back Cover:

They didn’t get as much ink—

but the women of the Bible

contributed amazing things to human history.

 

This fully-illustrated reference brings the often mysterious world of Bible women into clearer focus for 21st century readers. How did these women survive—and move ahead—in their male-dominated societies? What issues did they have in common with women of today? Why was Jesus’ treatment of women so unusual for His time and culture?

                In clear, readable text, you’ll learn more about biblical women’s

 

Roles and Jobs Daily Experiences Interactions with Men Relationships with Other Women Health and Beauty Concerns Childbearing, Marriage, Aging Issues, and More

 

Complete with lists of all the named and most of the unnamed women of the Bible, this book provides insights into the achievements—both positive and negative—of females from the dawn of time to the first century of the Christian church. It’s a fascinating glimpse into a world very different from, yet in many ways similar to, ours today.

About this edition

• Publisher: Barbour Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1620291835
• ISBN 13: 9781620291832
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288