Twelve Extraordinary Women: How God Shaped Women of the Bible, and What He Wants to Do with You »

Celebrated for their courage, vision, hospitality, and spiritual giftedness, it's no wonder women were so important to God's plan revealed in the Old and New Testaments. It wasn't their natural qualities that made these women extraordinary but the power of the one true God whom they worshipped and served.

In Twelve Extraordinary Women, you'll learn more than fascinating information about these women, you'll discover-perhaps for the first time-the unmistakable chronology of God's redemptive work in history through their lives. These women were not ancillary to His plan, they were at the very heart of it.

Acknowledgments iv Preface vii Introduction xi
1 Eve: Mother of All Living 1
2 Sarah: Hoping Against Hope 27
3 Rahab: A Horrible Life Redeemed 51
4 Ruth: Loyalty and Love 69
5 Hannah: A Portrait of Feminine Grace 87
6 Mary: Blessed Among Women 107
7 Anna: The Faithful Witness 129
8 The Samaritan Woman: Finding the Water of Life 141
9 Martha and Mary: Working and Worshiping 155
10 Mary Magdalene: Delivered from Darkness 171
11 Lydia: A Hospitable Heart Opened 187 Epilogue 199 Study Guide 203 About the Author 217 Notes 219