2. Leigh Norval, Women of the Bible (Nashville: The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Sunday School Department, 1889), 159.

3. Virginia Stem Owens, Daughters of Eve (Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1995), 182.

4. Norval, Women of the Bible, 184.

5. Wharton, Famous Women of the Old Testament, 269.

6. Wharton, Famous Women of the Old Testament, 269.

Chapter Nine: Michal.

1. 1 Samuel 18:7

2. 1 Samuel 18:9

3. 1 Samuel 16:12

4. 1 Samuel 16:7

5. 1 Samuel 13:14

6. Virginia Stem Owens, Daughters of Eve (Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1995), 58-9.

7. Rose Salberg Kam, Their Stories, Our Stories (New York: Continuum Publishing Company, 1995), 125.

8. H. V. Morton, Women of the Bible (New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1941), 117.

9. 2 Samuel 21:8-9

10. Gien Ka.r.r.s.en, Her Name Is Woman, book 2 (Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1977), 141.

11. Herbert Lockyer, All the Women of the Bible (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1967), 110.

Chapter Ten: The Sinful Woman.

1. Luke 7:46.

2. Don Francisco, "Beautiful to Me." Copyright 1981 New Spring Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) (a div. of Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.) All rights reserved. used by permission.

3. Psalm 34:14.

Conclusion: From Bad to Verse.

Proverbs 3:34.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

An award-winning speaker since 1986, Liz Curtis Higgs has addressed audiences from more than fourteen hundred platforms in all fifty states, Germany, Ecuador, France, Canada, and Scotland, encouraging women to celebrate the joy of knowing Christ. As the award-winning author of eighteen books, Liz touches the hearts and funny bones of her readers with real-life humor and grace-filled encouragement. Liz and her husband, Bill, live with their two children in Louisville, Kentucky.

Liz is always honored to hear from readers. Please write to her directly at or at her mailing address: Liz Curtis Higgs, P.O. Box 43577, Louisville, KY 40253-0577.

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Praise for

Bad Girls of the Bible

"The entertainment value of the book is obvious, but the take-home extra is the Bible study that follows each chapter. Who but Liz Curtis Higgs could so creatively reveal G.o.d's compa.s.sion, unconditional love, and mercy through such 'Bad Girls' in scripture?"

-Carol Kent

speaker and author of Becoming a Woman of Excellence

"I loved it! A fresh perspective on those unique women. I loved the way Liz intersperses actual Bible text with her own writing."

-Terry Meeuwsen

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