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| Suggestions for Using This Book | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Eve: Created in God's Image | |
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| Sarah and Hagar: Trapped Rivals | |
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| Rachel and Leah: Pawns in a Game of Love | |
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| Ruth and Naomi: Vulnerable Survivors | |
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| Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah: Challenging the Law | |
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| Dinah and Tamar: No Safe Place | |
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| The Levite's Concubine: Seized and Tortured | |
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| Jephthah's Daughter: A Sacrificial Offering | |
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| Samson's Wife: Emotional Assault and Physical Battery | |
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| Women of Midian: Spoils of War | |
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| Rebekah: A Deceptive Blessing | |
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| Tamar: Securing Her Rights | |
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| Lot's Daughters: Violation Begets Violation | |
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| Potiphar's Wife and Delilah: Lies and Seduction | |
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| Jezebel and Herodias: In the Grip of Evil | |
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| Bathsheba: Used by a King | |
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| Vashti: Refusing to Be Exploited | |
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| Esther: A Queen Saves Her People | |
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| The Queen of Sheba: An Adventurous and Audacious Ruler | |
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| Claudia: Intrepid Intervener | |
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| Puah and Shiphrah: Defying Pharaoh | |
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| Rahab: Hiding the Enemy | |
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| Jael, the Woman of Thebez, and the Woman of Abel of Beth-macaah: War Heroines | |
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| Michal: Daring and Disguises | |
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| Abigail: Bold Maker of Peace | |
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| Jochebed: Shrewd and Determined Love | |
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| Hannah: Pleading with God | |
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| Rizpah: Raw Courage | |
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| A Compassionate Mother: Sacrificial Love | |
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| Eunice and Lois: Mentors of Faith | |
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| Miriam: Freedom Leader | |
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| Deborah: An Inspired Judge | |
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| Huldah: Consulted by the King | |
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| Phoebe: Bearer of the Gospel | |
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| Priscilla: Leader of the Church | |
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| The Widow of Zarephath: Sacrificial Generosity | |
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| Anna: Recognizing the Messiah | |
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| Dorcas: Radical Service to the Poor | |
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| Mary, Mother of John Mark: A Haven for Faith | |
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| Lydia: A Hunger for the Gospel | |
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| The Woman with a Flow of Blood: Courage That Heals | |
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| The Bent-over Woman: Standing Tall in Faith | |
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| The Forgiven Woman: A Gift of Mercy | |
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| The Canaanite Woman: Extending the Reaches of Faith | |
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| The Woman of Samaria: Receiver of a Revelation | |
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| Mary: Mother of God | |
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| Elizabeth: Joyful Friend | |
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| Mary and Martha: Living in Freedom | |
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| The Anointing Woman: Prophetic Service | |
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| Mary Magdalene: First Witness to Resurrection | |
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| Epilogue: The Woman Clothed with the Sun | |
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| Building an Altar: A Ritual of Closure | |