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Really Bad Girls of the Bible (Book Review)

August 18, 2016 by Joi Leave a Comment

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Really Bad Girls of the Bible by Liz Curtis Higgs

Whether it’s on Self Help Daily or my mental fitness blog (Out of Bounds), I often harp on the benefits of learning new things. Of broadening your field of knowledge and opening your world to learning about new people, places, and things.

It’s mentally stimulating and fun to learn new things and my personal favorite way to go about this is by tackling subjects front-on. Throughout the year, I pick certain subjects from streams of interest and dive headfirst into learning everything I can about them. Each stream of interest has, of course, countless subjects to pull from.

For example, I LOVE history, so that’s a stream of interest I frequently fish in. Below are some of the subjects I’ve plucked from this particular stream…

  • Biblical History
  • Men & Women of the Bible
  • Revolutionary War
  • John & Abigail Adams
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • The Romanovs
  • Harriet Tubman
  • Civil War Battles
  • Ancient Greece
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Cleopatra
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Etc…

Other favorite subjects are…

  • Roman Gods and Goddesses
  • Greek Gods and Goddesses
  • Cooking
  • Shakespeare
  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Flowers
  • etc…

As you can imagine, there is so much information about each that subjects like these are actually “ongoing” lessons. I can research any favorite subject throughout the year and bone up on my knowledge. In fact, I’ve read about the Romanovs, Ancient Greece, and Harriet Tubman each in the past three days.

A favorite subject that I read about daily is Biblical History and Men and Women of the Bible. Over the years, I’ve built up a darn good personal library and many of these books deal with Biblical history. The most recent book to join the collection is an instant favorite, Really Bad Girls of the Bible by Liz Curtis Higgs. This wonderful (wonderful, wonderful, wonderful) book is a sequel to the author’s classic Bad Girls of the Bible and What We Can Learn From Them.

As I’ve said recently, I’m on a one-of-a-kind roll when it comes to books and book reviews this year – so many wonderful books have passed through my hands this year and I couldn’t be happier or more excited.

Really Bad Girls of the Bible is just exceptional. It’s a wonderfully fun and entertaining book and the men and women of the Bible are brought vividly to life within the pages.

As I read through this beautifully written book, I was encouraged, enlightened, and educated.  It’s a fun, eye-opening read that also frequently gives a gentle squeeze to the reader’s heart.

Whenever I read a book that causes that much bodily involvement, I seek out everything the author has EVER written! I strongly recommend you go to Liz Curtis Higg’s Amazon page and have at it – one book at a time.

Really Bad Girls of the Bible would be a wonderful place to start.

If you’ve made mistakes in your past (and you look human to me, so I’d say this is a strong, strong possibility) – this might just be a  life-changer.  The author reminds us that we all make mistakes and we are all undeserving of the free and all-encompassing love and forgiveness God offers us.

The journey this book takes you on isn’t just about the fascinating and colorful people you learn about through the pages, it’s also about the fascinating and colorful person flipping the pages. You might just say to yourself, “I’m not a loser and I never was. I fought my battles and I’m still standing.”

Like I said, life-changing.

{Review Continued Beneath the Gorgeous Cover}

Really Bad Girls of the Bible by Liz Curtis Higgs

 

“Popular storyteller Higgs takes a look at the vamps and tramps of the Bible, searching for the lessons these wicked women have to teach. Higgs retells these biblical stories with rollicking humor and deep insight as she teaches about the nature of sin and goodness.”
—Publishers Weekly
 
Ten of the Bible’s best-known femmes fatales parade across the pages of Bad Girls of the Bible with situations that sound oh-so-familiar.

Eve had food issues. Potiphar’s Wife and Delilah had man trouble. Lot’s Wife and Michal couldn’t let go of the past, Sapphira couldn’t let go of money, and Jezebel couldn’t let go of anything. Yet theWoman at the Well had her thirst quenched at last, while Rahab and the Sinful Woman left their sordid histories behind.

Let these Bad Girls show you why studying the Bible has never been more fun!

“When she was perfect, beautiful, and innocent, I found no toehold where I could connect with Eve. When she was tempted by her flesh, humbled by her sin, and redeemed by her God, I could sing out, ‘Oh, sister Eve! Can we talk?’”
—from Bad Girls of the Bible

Includes Discussion Questions and Study Guide

A Novel Approach to Bible Study
More than one million readers have already taken a walk on the wild side with Former Bad Girl Liz Curtis Higgs and her eye-opening blend of contemporary fiction and biblical commentary. Laced with humor, solid research, and heartfelt self-disclosure, Liz’s unique brand of girlfriend theology has helped women of all ages experience God’s grace anew.

This is a perfect 10 out of 10 and I hope you’ll grab a copy (Really Bad Girls of the Bible) immediately. This is one of the most fascinating books I’ve ever read. Period.

 

Note: I received this book from the Blogging for Books program in exchange for this review. The opinions are entirely my own.


Really Bad Girls of the Bible by Liz Curtis Higgs

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