Daughters of Eve: Seeing Ourselves in Women of the Bible

by Virginia Stem Owens

Daughters of Eve examines both beloved and little-known heroines of the Bible and the issues they faced. As you learn about them, you may be surprised at what you learn about yourself.

256 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1994

Reviews

[Kathy Piehl]

The book was very uneven. I discovered women I didn't know about, but sometimes the connections to the theme chapters were rather tenuous. Also, the "study guide" was rather superficial.

[Deborah-Ruth]

I honestly have to say this this book is probably one of the best I have read on women in the Bible. I love how it addresses the socio-historical culture of the day (which has just given me an incredible amount of insight into a number of things I previously did not know about). Owens is obviously not able to list every single woman in Scripture (I am so sad she left out Deborah), however, she has a very good range of people she talks about from mothers to professional women to single women and everyone in-between. The chapters are short and I was completely hooked on reading this book any chance I got. I also really appreciate her desire to bring these ancient women into a modern context not in the feminist sort of way so many people try to do, but rather in addressing the areas that women back then as well as today face (such as being more susceptible to domestic abuse or being taken advantage of sexually). All in all, this was a great book and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about famous Biblical heroines.

[Tiz]

Not what I expected...not very interesting, actually. Bummer...but I trudged along and finished the thing! Ugh!