The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Shannon Bream
- ISBN：B08J3TVRX7
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Reviews
Mandy
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I read this book Easter weekend。 I loved it。 I learned some new stories and was comforted by the women I already loved。
Janet Friesner
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Wonderful insight of the impact the woman of the Bible make in our lives as we see their roles in the life of Jesus。
Barbara M。 Britton
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I thoroughly enjoyed learning about so many fascinating women in the Bible。 Bream does an excellent job of bringing these women to light and sharing the Scripture surrounding their stories。 My favorite chapters were the ones on Mary and Martha and Mary--mother of Jesus--and Mary Magdalene。 Bream compares and contrasts women from the Bible and pairs those with similar qualities。 She makes the Bible study effortless。 An inspiring read。
Carol Hillis
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I couldn’t put the book down。 It gave new light to the stories in the Bible that I grew up with and taught as a Sunday School teacher。 I would recommend it to anyone。
Nancy Barber
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I can't believe how awesome this book is。 I found myself making time to pick it up and read it after having to put it down to do chores like cooking， laundry， etc。 I didn't want to stop reading it。 I was pleasantly surprised。 I can't believe how awesome this book is。 I found myself making time to pick it up and read it after having to put it down to do chores like cooking， laundry， etc。 I didn't want to stop reading it。 I was pleasantly surprised。 。。。more
Jose Alvarez-Perez
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My favorite analysis of my favorite book。 Must have！ 😃
Alex
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Filed under "my Nana made me read this book。"Honestly， it's not that this is a bad book。 Bream's tone is conversational， her writing makes scripture super accessible。 As a non-Christian， her retelling of these biblical stories was really useful。But I would say this book was 75% retelling and 25% reaching。 Learning about their stories was definitely interesting。 As just a retelling， it's an excellent book。 But since the purpose was to dive into what their stories have for women today。。 it comes u Filed under "my Nana made me read this book。"Honestly， it's not that this is a bad book。 Bream's tone is conversational， her writing makes scripture super accessible。 As a non-Christian， her retelling of these biblical stories was really useful。But I would say this book was 75% retelling and 25% reaching。 Learning about their stories was definitely interesting。 As just a retelling， it's an excellent book。 But since the purpose was to dive into what their stories have for women today。。 it comes up a little short。 And it's not for the want of trying！ Bream acknowledges the lack of context we have， and how little these women truly "speak。" She lists the verses that these women are mentioned in， and given how long the Bible is， it's truly telling to see all of those verses so easily condensed to one line。 It must have been a task to find just the bits and pieces， and I'll commend her for that。 To me， though， I don't think I really connected with what Bream was trying to say。 I can't really draw a line between Hagar's cruel banishment from her home to a petty workplace fight。 I really appreciated Sarah's story as it was to keeping faith for a child， and I appreciated Mary Magdalene's story of hope。 Aside from that， though， I think Bream is really reaching。 I couldn't really connect with the rest of them， because I think there's a lot of incongruence between those horrific circumstances and the circumstances of her audience （that of typically white， upper-middle class women）。 As someone who's never really done a Bible study， what was more interesting was the line that connected the women。 Only one of them had true agency， and that one woman was Deborah。 The rest of them were bitter rivals over a man， or used as lessons for other men。 Even the story of Tamar， as far as she went， was a lesson in humility for Judah。What was far more revealing to me was the way that these women were used for storytelling purposes， and for purposes of establishing a moral point。 I think when Bream is trying to point out messages of hope， resilience， and faith， she's doing exactly what the scripture is saying。 But going beyond that and trying to liken the misery being the lesser-loved wife to an annoying person we have to deal with？ It falls a little flat。 。。。more
Twobchelm
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What a beautiful read， I could almost hear Shannon Bream’s voice as I was reading。 I have read many books about women of the Bible and you learn something new each time， women have always played an important part in our history and continue to be a major player。 Great reading it right before Easter。。。
Janice
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I loved this book。 Thanks Shannon for your i insight and courage at this time for writing this book。
Linda Galella
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Look with fresh eyes at the stories you’ve known since childhood - you’ll rejoice at the experience！Shannon Bream has compiled a collection of paired biographical sketches that span the entirety of the Holy Bible， from Genesis thru Christ’s resurrection。 By taking two women and partnering them in a chapter together， we get an opportunity to compare and contrast their natures and the way they respond in a given situation。Each chapter is divided into 3 parts: one part for each of the subjects and Look with fresh eyes at the stories you’ve known since childhood - you’ll rejoice at the experience！Shannon Bream has compiled a collection of paired biographical sketches that span the entirety of the Holy Bible， from Genesis thru Christ’s resurrection。 By taking two women and partnering them in a chapter together， we get an opportunity to compare and contrast their natures and the way they respond in a given situation。Each chapter is divided into 3 parts: one part for each of the subjects and the last part is 4-5 questions designed to summarize the study， propose areas for further tho’t or investigation and deepen your faith。 There’s no accusation or preaching just solid biblical， inductive study principles。Shannon has an engaging style that made me want to keep reading。 Facts are presented， without being dry， and the information is relative for today’s people。 The chapters aren’t overly long and can be broken down into 2 or 3 parts as your schedule permits。 If you’re looking for a fresh Bible study， this would make a great one and could be used for personal or group study。A breath of fresh air and encouragement for one and all📚 。。。more
Darla
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This new release is a timely rebuke to racism and sexism as well as a unifier--greatly needed in these times of uncertainty and division。 Rooted and grounded in Scripture， the lives and times of sixteen women （Tamar， Rachel， Miriam， Hannah， Esther， Mary， Martha， and more） are examined as well as a number of nameless， notables （the woman at the well， the widow of Nain， etc）。 Included at the end of each chapter are thought-provoking study questions。 Some might assume this would be an ideal book fo This new release is a timely rebuke to racism and sexism as well as a unifier--greatly needed in these times of uncertainty and division。 Rooted and grounded in Scripture， the lives and times of sixteen women （Tamar， Rachel， Miriam， Hannah， Esther， Mary， Martha， and more） are examined as well as a number of nameless， notables （the woman at the well， the widow of Nain， etc）。 Included at the end of each chapter are thought-provoking study questions。 Some might assume this would be an ideal book for a women's Bible study。 No， I say it would be even better for couples。 How many times have we as women studied the lives of men like Abraham， Moses， David， Isaiah， John， Paul， etc。 in our meetings？ God has given us the whole of Scripture to show us His story for mankind。 We should be studying all of it。 There is much for all of us to learn from and apply to our lives in these stories。 As Jesus himself reminds us in John 5:39-40: 'These are they that speak of me。' A big thank you to Broadside Books and Edelweiss+ for a DRC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Md Solayman
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