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Women of Faith

Good Book Company/GBG
9781904889526 | 96pp
Size: 140(w) x 210(h) mm
£3.00
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Ask the average person about women from the Old Testament and they will probably imagine that these ancient documents have little to say. After all, doesn't the Bible come from an age in which women were totally repressed? In fact, until recently, hasn't the Bible itself been responsible for keeping women down?

If these are opinions that you share or have come across, then this Good Book Guide will give you a totally different view of the Bible. It examines the lives and experiences of seven women from ancient Israel, highlighting their flaws and their faith, their struggles and solutions. Women who were wives, mothers and worshippers of God — from a pagan prostitute to a prophetess waging war.

Through the lives of these women we learn about God, ourselves, the great problem with this world, and what God is doing about it. This is not just a history course — these stories could change your life!
Table of Contents
Introduction

1. Eve: from doubt to disaster (Genesis 3)
2. Sarah: from unbelief to faith (Genesis (various passages))
3. Rahab: from fear to faith (Joshua 2 & 6)
4. Deborah: from oppression to praise (Judges 4)
5. Hannah: from grief to gratitude (1 Samuel 1)
6. Abigail: from folly to wisdom (1 Samuel 25)
7. The Shunammite: from death to life (2 Kings 4 v 8-37)
8. The godly wife: from wisdom to honour (Proverbs 31 v 10-31)

Leaders' Guide
Other Info
The Good Book Guides have been developed to ensure that each session not only seeks to uncover the meaning of the passage and see how it fits into the big picture of the Bible, but also leads people to apply what they have learnt to their lives. Flexible and practical, the Good Book Guides are ideal for small groups, or individual study.

Customer Reviews

very encouraging
Review by Anonymous | 15.03.2010

I am co-leading a small group with one of my friends at university, we thought that it would be a good idea to get some of the girls together to do a bible study so that we can discuss relevant topics to us. When searching for a study guide we came across women of faith, which we decided was perfect for what we wanted to do. The aim of our meeting together is to encourage and build each other up, while at the same time having open discussions about what we struggle with on a daily basis with an aim to support each other. The studies are going well so far and I personally have found them very encouraging, realising more and more that God can use us no matter how often we fail Him, He is an ever faithful God. xxx

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A good Bible study guide.
Review by Y Selby | 22.09.2009

I used this for my personal quiet times rather than a group Bible study. The notes were helpful and thought provoking although they tended to focus on the wider issues and stories rather than on the women themselves. This was not necessarily a bad thing but was not quite what I expected.

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A challenging and relevant study guide
Review by Anonymous | 02.02.2009

I am studying this book with my friends and we are really enjoying working through it. The questions are challenging and relevant. We also like the fact that some of the 'Women of Faith' are less well known women in the Bible.

Thank you for this thought provoking study guide!

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Very good indeed.
Review by Anonymous | 19.04.2008

Lots of thought provoking questions and examples of practical situations.

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A different approach to studying the OT
Review by R Hancox | 01.12.2007

My study group found getting to know the women of the OT in this way very rewarding - names we knew little of came to life. Some of the questions provoked much comment, others were qite bland and rather obvious. But why no Ruth, Delilah, Lot's Wife ? Could we have a 8 Men of the OT ?

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best study done in ages
Review by anne snook | 13.11.2007

Great discussions but we split the studies over 2 weeks as bit much for our hour slot. Helpful leaders notes at back. Best book we've done in ages.

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Excellent
Review by Gail Owens | 02.07.2007

An excellent resource for new Christian women, or those that have never had any teaching on The biblical role of women.

Sadly in my experience most Churches fail to teach on the complimentary roles for men and women. This study addresses key issues, like God loves and values women, how we women should live to please God, women's ministry within the local Church.

I gained a lot from this study and recommend it to anyone.

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