Bad Girls of the Bible - Liz Curtis Higgs

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Title: Bad Girls of the Bible
Author: Liz Curtis Higgs
Genre: Christian non-fiction
Rating: 2.5/5
# pages: 256
Date read: October, 2015

Women everywhere marvel at those good girls in Scripture-Sarah, Mary, Esther-but on most days, that's not who they see when they look in the mirror. Most women (if they're honest) see the selfishness of Sapphira or the deception of Delilah. They catch of glimpse of Jezebel's take-charge pride or Eve's disastrous disobedience. Like Bathsheba, Herodias, and the rest, today's modern woman is surrounded by temptations, exhausted by the demands of daily living, and burdened by her own desires.

Whether they were Bad to the Bone, Bad for a Season, but Not Forever or only Bad for a Moment, these infamous sisters show women how not to handle the challenges of life.


Unfortunately I wasn't terribly impressed by this book. It wasn't bad, just only okay. However, that was mostly because I a) didn't care much for Liz Higgs' writing style. b) already knew most of the points she made. I think for people who don't mind her writing style, and especially for new Christians who might not be familiar with all these bad girls of the Bible, it'll be a lot more appealing.

One thing I did like was the modern day retellings at the start of each chapter. I'd originally worried that they'd come off too cutsey, but with one or two exceptions, that wasn't the case at all. I especially loved the very last one about the woman with the alabaster jar. Very sweet and poignant.