Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 Eve: The First Woman, the First Sinner 11
2 Sarah: The Laugher 17
3 Tamar: The Jilted Daughter-in-Law 25
4 Jochebed: The Disobedient Slave 30
5 Zipporah: The Wife Who Saved Her Family 35
6 Rahab: The Abettor 41
7 Deborah: The Exceptional Judge 47
8 Ruth: The Faithful Foreigner 53
9 Naomi: The Bitter Mother-in-Law 60
10 Hannah: The Infertile Woman 67
11 Bathsheba: The Adulteress 72
12 The Widow of Zarephath: The Obedient Gentile Widow 80
13 The Woman of Shunem: The Faithful Hostess 85
14 Esther: The Queen 92
15 Gomer: The Harlot 101
16 Mary, Mother of Jesus: Mother of the Messiah 106
17 Elizabeth: The Mother of the Forerunner 115
18 Anna: The Prophetess 122
19 Mary Magdalene: The Witness 127
20 Mary and Martha: The Sisters 135
21 The Woman at the Well: The Town Crier 144
22 The Bleeding Woman: The Woman Healed by Her Faith 152
23 The Syrophoenician Woman: The Believing Beggar 159
24 Widow with Two Mites: The Woman Who Gave All 164
25 The Widow of Nain: The Recipient of Compassion 168
26 The Woman Sinner: The Woman Forgiven of Much 173
27 Tabitha: The Resurrected Woman 178
28 Phoebe: The Generous Servant 182
29 Lois and Eunice: The Women of Sincere Faith 187
30 Lydia: The Church Planter 192
31 Priscilla: The Apologist 196
Notes 202
