Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible: Flawed Women Loved by a Flawless God

by Liz Curtis Higgs

Bad Girls of the Bible

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A spiteful boss, a defiant employee, a manipulative mother, a desperate housewife, an envious sisterhoney, we know these women. Weve lived with them, worked with them, or caught a glimpse of them in our mirrors. Now lets take a look at their ancient counterparts in Scripture, Sarah mistreated her maidservant, Hagar despised her mistress, Rebekah manipulated her son, Leah claimed her sisters husband, and Rachel envied her fertile sister. They were far from evil, but hardly perfect. Mostly show more good, yet slightly bad. In other words, these matriarchal mamas look a lot like us. show less

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Liz Curtis Higgs has had award-winning careers in radio broadcasting, public speaking, nonfiction writing, and children's books. She is the author of 27 books, with more than 3 million copies in print. Her fiction to date includes two contemporary novels, one novella, and five historical novels, among them her bestseller, Thorn in My Heart. Her show more popular nonfiction books include the Bad Girls of the Bible series of books, workbooks, and DVDs, with more than one million copies in print. Liz Curtis higgs earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Bellarmine College. She is married to Bill Higgs, Ph.D., who serves as Director of Operations for her speaking and writing office. They live in Kentucky and are the proud parents of Matthew and Lillian. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Sarah; Rachel; Leah; Hagar

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Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
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221.9ReligionThe BibleOld Testament (Tanakh)Geography, history, chronology, persons of Old Testament lands in Old Testament times
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BS575 .H563Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionThe BibleThe BibleWorks about the BibleMen, women, and children of the Bible
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