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Slightly Bad Girls
Good Women Behaving Badly
A spiteful boss, a defiant employee, a manipulative mother, a desperate housewife, an envious sister…honey, we know these women. We’ve lived with them, worked with them, or caught a glimpse of them in our mirrors.
Now let’s take a look at their ancient counterparts in Scripture: Sarah mistreated her maidservant, Hagar despised her mistress, Rebekah ...more
A spiteful boss, a defiant employee, a manipulative mother, a desperate housewife, an envious sister…honey, we know these women. We’ve lived with them, worked with them, or caught a glimpse of them in our mirrors.
Now let’s take a look at their ancient counterparts in Scripture: Sarah mistreated her maidservant, Hagar despised her mistress, Rebekah ...more
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October 16th 2007
by The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
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If you follow this blog, you’ve seen the recent reviews of Bad Girls of the Bible and Really Bad Girls of the Bible. I enjoyed them so much I wanted to read the final book in the series before moving on to something else. Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible covers fewer women, but a more detailed study of them. Sarah, Rebekah, and Leah get two chapters each while Hagar and Rachel get one chapter. Because Sarah and Hagar’s stories are intertwined (as are Hagar and Rachel’s) it’s a nice twist on how t...more
This book is one among a series of books about women in the Bible ("Unveiling Mary Magdalene", "Bad Girls of the Bible", and "Really Bad Girls of the Bible"). It primarily addresses five women from Genesis (Sarai/Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Leah, and Rachel). The emphasis of this book is keyed by the subtitle: "Flawed Women Loved by a Flawless God".
The overall concept was good and I was glad to become more closely acquainted with the stories of t...more
The overall concept was good and I was glad to become more closely acquainted with the stories of t...more
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I did the first two books 
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and with my women's bible study. They were the first Bible studies I'd ever done, we really enjoyed them and even incorporated some of our snacks to go along with the studies. Like when we studied Eve our snacks contained apples. The studies brought us close together, once we finished the first two books though we wanted to move on to something else. I really wish we could've done this one as a group as well. I did this study on my own three years later for my cur...more
and and with my women's bible study. They were the first Bible studies I'd ever done, we really enjoyed them and even incorporated some of our snacks to go along with the studies. Like when we studied Eve our snacks contained apples. The studies brought us close together, once we finished the first two books though we wanted to move on to something else. I really wish we could've done this one as a group as well. I did this study on my own three years later for my cur...more
Liz Curtis Higgs is one of my favorite authors, having enjoyed her non-fiction Help, I'm Laughing and I Can't Get Up and her fiction Mixed Signals. I've read some of her other books about Bad Girls and this book focused in on Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Leah and Rachel.
Each chapter starts with a fiction re-telling in modern times of the Biblical story. These women in the Bible were not so different than us. They faced similar struggles and heartaches. Their responses were not always godly...more
Each chapter starts with a fiction re-telling in modern times of the Biblical story. These women in the Bible were not so different than us. They faced similar struggles and heartaches. Their responses were not always godly...more
Just as great as her first book, Liz covers Genesis in this book. After reading this book, I am more familiar with the women in Genesis and how God worked in their lives. I especially liked the story about Leah and Rachel. Although God cannot change Isaac to love Leah more, I really saw how God was still with Leah through Liz's thorough analysis. She also included lessons at the end of every chapter and thought provoking questions for discussions or for you to answer them yourself as a Bible stu...more
I have so enjoyed all of the Bad Girls of the Bible books. Liz Curtis Higgs truly brings these Biblical women to life in a very enjoyable read. She seems to sit beside you and throw an arm around you, saying "Girlfriend..." as you read. I learned so much and enjoyed every minute of it! I particulary liked her 'present-day' versions of each of the women.
These books are awesome!
These books are awesome!
As always, Liz Curtis Higgs humanizes Biblical women of ancient times and makes their lives and life experiences practical and comprehendible for a contemporary audience. Her tone is light--reading the book almost feels like chatting with a Southern girlfriend. Her research and support for her observations is sound and well executed.
While I didn't find it as funny as the other "Bad Girls" books, it remained informative, thought-provoking, and humorous in all the right places. Liz Curtis Higgs uses the mothers of Judeo-Christian beliefs - Sarah, Hagar, Leah, and Rebekah - as the subjects of this book. The one thing that amazes me is how the book changed the way I looked at Leah and Rebekah. Growing up in Sunday School, you always think of Rebekah as the good girl and Leah as the bad girl. But poor Leah was take...more
Fascinating---maybe things don't change as much as I thought! The author does a great job of contrasting women of thousands of years past with ones of today--brings it all to life. Must read her other books.
I liked the book, I went through it with a Bible study group and that was fun, we used the questions that go along with it. It was good for learning about women of the Bible.
Maybe these girls aren't bad enough? I've had this one for awhile and I haven't finished it. But, it's not the book....just too much else to read!
Good read. Liz certainly can draw good truths out of the stories of Sarah, Hagar,Rebecca, Leah and Rachel.
A good read. Much less dry and less heavy than many Bible study books and, therefore, much more readable. I couldn't get into some of the present-day stories, so didn't like those much. However, they were brief and the main focus was on the Biblical characters.
A fun look at some of our favorite ladies if the Bible. They were just as flawed as we are.
Liz Curtis Higgs does it again with this insightful and funny commentary on some of our heroines of the old testament (Sarah, Rebekah, Leah and Rachel). She takes scripture, makes it alive and applies it to us in the here and now. Be prepared to be sucked into these women's lives and learn something about yourself as well.
Great Book
Very enjoyable re-telling of the lives of Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Leah, and Rachel. There are wonderful modern day vignettes that help us 21st Century readers connect with the issues faced by these women. The author's whit is enjoyable and her research is admirable. The next time I find myself studying one of these women, I will re-read this author's take on her life.
I love Liz Curtis Higgs' emphasis in this book on the issue of control, and learning to trust God. I think every woman struggles with this, and it helps to see ourselves in the women of the Bible so we can learn how to overcome this tendency. Some people complain that she takes "liberties" with the Bible stories by creating modern-day counterparts, but I find the contemporary stories to be very helpful. They help me relate the ancient Bible stories to my life and make them more applica...more
Liz Curtis Higgs is a hilarious writer who really brings Bible stories to life. I love how she shows how God uses flawed women for a greater purpose. I've enjoyed Really Bad Girls of the Bible during my Bible Study at church and am looking forward to digging into Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible.
This book really brought to life the characters of Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah from the Old Testament. Not only did I find the author's thoughts and explanations fascinating, her modern day examples, cheesy as they may be at times, made me see where I share some of these flaws.
I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the books in the series.
I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the books in the series.
I loved how she broke down the verses and added interesting facts/commentary. I hated her questions and when she tried to "fill in" what the Bible left out. I'm also not the biggest fan of her sense of humor. BUT, I did learn some new things about myself and these Bible women.
I really liked the way that she writes! She's fun-loving and light. I loved all of the information she went over and the way that she delivered it. Her take on some of the stories was very interesting and I loved her modern-day examples. It really made you feel for the Bible characters.
The author examines the lives of women in Genesis (except Eve who was a really, really bad girl). I learned some new things and saw how I share some of the characteristics of these women.
The author has a chummy "girlfriend" tone but I will probably read her other books.
The author has a chummy "girlfriend" tone but I will probably read her other books.
This book has been on my "currently reading" shelf for a long time. It's not because I can't get into it. It's because I had borrowed it from the library before we moved. When we moved, I had to return it and the libraries down here don't have it. One day, I'll get back to it it, I hope!
Hmmm. Well, read this if you are a newbie to the Old Testament. Otherwise, you know all the stories and you've probably analyzed them and this book would just be a fresh, girls p.o.v. of those same stories. Fun to read, but not terribly interesting.
My review: http://fylvia.wordpress.com/2011/04/09/b...
None of us is perfect and this book reminds us that God loves us with all our flaws. Watched the video presentation and now reading to get all the details.
The author connects women of the Old testament to modern stories and lives. Interesting enough that I'm going to read "Really Bad Girls of the Bible" next!
Digs into the lives of biblical matriachs w/a modern day spin. Doesn't beat you over the head w/religion. Easy read, cute in a corny way. Enjoyed it!
I like how Liz brings these women a little closer to us. She's funny but still grounded in the Gospel.
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