The Most Misunderstood Women of the Bible
What Their Stories Teach Us about Thriving

MOVE FROM BEING MISUNDERSTOOD TO BEING MISS UNDERSTOOD. Don’t let Mary DeMuth’s title mislead you: this is NOT just a book for women, authored by a woman, concerning misunderstood women. This is a book for BOTH men and women that explains how historical preconceptions of women have led to them being m......more

My daughter read this book, but she is not on Goodreads. I learned a lot walking through the lives of 10 women in the Bible. There are many nuggets of wisdom in this book. I liked how much Scripture was used to give context. It's definitely good to savor the truths that resonate. Sometimes it's hard......more

I woke up this morning feeling like I personally knew the ten women whose stories I finished reading late last night before I drifted off to sleep. Like I had a tender connection with each one of them. Women like Hagar, Rahab, Tamar, Bathsheba, Leah, Naomi, as well as a few others whose stories I ha......more

The Biblical stories of these ten women are treasures we’ve missed and misunderstood. Mary DeMuth skillfully plucks these gems from the pages of Scripture, shines them up, holds them up to the light, turns them over so that we can see facets we might have ignored before. Her rich retelling of these......more

I loved the stories and comparison to our lives today. Definitely a good reminder of how women have been treated since Bilbical times and what we can learn from those lessons. Phoebe was one I was very unfamiliar with, and I learned a lot from her story. “Jesus reminds us that the Kingdom boils down......more