Good Girls, The Enduring Lessons of Twelve Women of the Old Testament

Description The few popular Bible stories about women are often presented in black and white—the women were good or bad, Ruth or Jezebel. But most of us fall somewhere in between these two extremes. Good Girls, Bad Girls invites readers to take a more nuanced look at 12 women in the Old Testament, to explore their lives more deeply in historical context, and to grasp what these stories might mean to women today. T. J. Wray, a biblical scholar, asks readers to consider whether Jezebel was really as bad as generally believed, and includes women ranging from the infamous Delilah to the mysterious Witch of Endor. Impeccably researched and beautifully written, Good Girls, Bad Girls will appeal to both individual readers and groups interested in learning what the Bible really has to say about these twelve important women.

Date Chapter Text

Sept 22 Introduction

Sept 30 No Meeting Pg 7-22 in GGBG Read, Life for women during Biblical Times

Oct 7 Chapter 1: Rebekah Gen 24:10-67; 26:6-16; 27:5-38; 28:5-6; Chapter 2: Rahab 29:12-13; 35:8; 49:31; Josh 2; 6:16-25

Oct 14 No Meeting If Music Be the Food Organ Concert

Oct 21 Chapter 3:Delilah Judg. 16 Chapter 4: Ruth Ruth 1-4

Oct 28 Chapter 5: The Witch of Endor 1 Sam. 28 Chapter 6: Jezabel 1 Kings 16:31; 18:4,13,19; 19:1-2, 21:5, 7,11,14,15, 23, 25; 2 Kings 9:7,10, 22, 30, 36, 37

Nov 4 Chapter 7: Tamar Gen 39 Chapter 8: Miriam Exod. 2:4-8; 15:20-12; Num. 12; 20:1 Deut. 24:9; 1 Chron. 6:3; Mic. 6:4 2 Sam. 11; 12:9-24; 1 Kings 1:11-31; Chapter 9: Bathsheba 2:14-25

Nov 11 Chapter 10: Tamar, Sister of Absalom 2 Sam 13 Chapter 11: The Shunammite Woman 1 Kings 4:8-31; 8:1-6 Chapter 12 Susanna Dan 13