All The Women Of The Bible

by M.L. del Mastro

Saints, sinners, harlots, and angels—all are included in this wonderful biographical reference and collection of stories of over 400 biblical women. See how their struggles, successes, and failures still resonate today.

If you've ever asked yourself the question, "Who was she?" while reading the Bible, you need only to open this amazing book to find out.

A devotional study of the women who taught us love and compassion , this comprehensive guide presents the successes and shortcomings of all of the key characters in the Good Book. As you review the lives of these classic matriarchs, you'll find that most of these biblical women have joys and follies that align with your own.

All the Women of the Bible is divided into two The Book of Names and The Book of Stories . Complete with scripture passages and citations, this book is an ideal study aid for those deeply interested to the Bible.

Genres: Nonfiction, Religion, Christian, Biography, Christian Non Fiction, Theology, Faith

400 pages, Hardcover

First published July 31, 2004

Reviews

[Brenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good book to learn more of women in the Bible. And there are more than we realize. Set up with the first part of the book as The book of names. Here is who the person was and where in the Bible text you will find that person.
The second part, The book of Stories. Again with Bible references, then with the story behind the woman.
This book allowed me to see that there are some great women behind the men we are usually studying and referring to when we study the Bible.
A good book to share and start conversations with others in a Christian book club, or a women's bible study group.

[Nancy Gebhardt · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a patriarchal listing and telling about the women in the Bible. It does not include important women characters in the Bible like Huldah, an important prophetess whose voice was sought out by men for guidance, because whoever wrote it, doesn't like it when men seek out guidance by women. This author doesn't want you to know that there are authoritative women in the Bible. It is religiously biased. If you read it, you will be reading the patriarchal view of the women in the Bible, what they did, why they did it, and how they did it. It's published by Castle Books so - self-publishing anyone? This is not a scholarly source and so it's just some guy's opinion. It is not peer reviewed. I don't think that M.L. del Mastro exists. Note the reference to "master" in the title. This is some guy, probably from LDS, trying to proclaim his masterly knowledge of the text while continuing to influence women to believe the patriarchal version of events.

[Brett Potts · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not for in-depth study. Good topical over the women of the Bible and the apocrypha. Definitely not written from conservative minded biblical scholars though. Very minority text view. However good narrative descriptions of women in the Bible after the alphabetical listing of women.

[Ericka · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is just OK. Starts off with a dictionary of women giving the verses where they can be found in the Bible. The 2nd part is the actual story written about the woman in depth bringing clarity to what the woman did in the Bible. However it is not something that I could finish, it did not keep my interest. It's a great book for a book club or Bible study . You will certainly need someone else to help you get through it. It can also serve as a reference. One thing I would like to see to improve this book is a bigger font and numbered pages.

[Ed Oakes · Rating 4 out of 5]

While the "stories" are embellished to flesh out the chararters, the stories "stick" more due to the natures of the stories. Hopefully this will be read to young adults or students of the Bible to help them recall the lessons learned.

[Julie Winkler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent study!

[Debra · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have learned a lot from this book. I have been fascinated by women in biblical times. This is a good reference with stories of the women included.

[Danielle Mintzlaff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mary's version of the Easter story was sad, and it was nice to read from the female perspective.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

interesting

[Cassie Kelley · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Bible is full of heroic figures who did so much for God, and those heroes are both men and women. But if we're honest with ourselves, we know so much more about the men than the women. There are only a few women that most can list-Eve, Esther, Ruth, Rahab-and even then we can tell little of their stories, and we think even less of what their personal lives were like.

This book explains the women of the Bible in all their glory. First, in a list of names and a simple description of each woman and her contributions. This list is comprehensive, and perhaps a bit more so than I'd like, as it contains the Apocrypha as canon in the Bible. Still, it was interesting to see the list of women that took up over a hundred pages, especially considering how little attention women were given in the ancient world.

Following the list, the author places us in the shoes of over fifty women, painting a picture of their times and issues, mixing it with unique personalities. From Eve to Rahab to Sarah to Rebekah, we get to step into the lives of these women and see what their decisions might have cost them in their realities. These stories are full of passion and pain, and they really make you see the women not as perfect biblical figures but as real people with hopes and dreams and feelings.

My one complaint, as I've mentioned, is the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the biblical canon. I assume that the author is Catholic, which would explain the inclusion. Still, the stories were fascinating, and I enjoyed learning about the women from Tobit and Esdras and such. I do not consider them to be a part of the Bible as God has revealed it but it was fascinating and a good lesson. If you can overlook that, I think this is an excellent book that all men and women should read. The women are proud to be women, mothers, sisters, daughters, and they do not try to be men. This is one of my favorite looks at womanhood as portrayed in the Bible, and I think many could learn to appreciate womanhood as a whole if they read this.

[Somewhatbent · Rating 3 out of 5]

As an encyclopedic reference it gives short biographical sketches - in as much as is known - and bibliography of where these women appear. It was interesting to encounter a number of names and situations that I had missed entirely or forgotten when studying in a principally male Seminary.[return][return]Not the fascinating pleasure reading one might hope for, but a fine resource if you are trying to track down a contextual comment or are looking for references to how women might have been perceived in Biblical times.[return][return]From both a Women's Studies and Theological standpoint it does provide a well indexed body of information, some fairly obscure, which can then be expanded upon with the use of other resources.

[Antonella · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have participated in numerous bible studies through the years & would suggest this particular book for youth that are being re-introduced to the bible only because it is far from boring & extremely fictionalized. It would certainly keep their attention! If you read it or choose to use it in your study, note that the second half is the author's interpretation of these individual's lives. Which doesn't necessarily make it a bad thing, I viewed it as artistic expression & found it entertaining! Not trite & boring which theology itself can be at times.

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

When most of us learn the Bible, or learn about the stories in the Gospels, women's stories and roles are either left out entirely or diminished, save for a very select few. This book goes into the stories of the women in the Bible in both the New and Old Testament, but in a very easy to read, easy to understand way. It also includes where to find their stories, since in many cases, there are brief mentions throughout multiple Gospels.

[Beneth]

I picked this up at a book fair that comes a few times a year to the building where I work and always sucks me in with good deals, particularly on educational children's books, but this time I found this book for myself too. The first half is in a dictionary format. The second half has stories. So far so good.

[Carla Loveless · Rating 1 out of 5]

The book of names (the first half of the book) is excellent. It provides information on who the women are, where they are linked in the Bible, and their importance. The book of stories, however, is terrible. It is written in today's vernacular (slang and all) and riddled with typos. It was all I could do to finish the book. I DO NOT recommend it.

[Melody · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good read for bedtime devotions. I like the way the author imagines dialog and interactions of these women even though the Bible verses about them are brief. Good source for learning about women in the Bible from A to Z. Took me a long time to finish until I started reading a little bit each day for summer devotions.

[Jody · Rating 3 out of 5]

I give this 5 out of 5 because it is exactly what it is supposed to be. Here you'll find every single woman mentioned in the Holy Bible. I use this book for a reference a lot when I'm trying to remember who a certain person was. I read this book with my bible, reading about the woman and then going to the passage where she appeared.

[Amber · Rating 2 out of 5]

The beginning was interesting when it just listed the women in the Bible and what they were known for. The second half was when the author took that information from the Bible and tried to write a story about each woman. Sometimes the story worked, but often it wasn't well written.

[Jacqueline · Rating 4 out of 5]

The stories really give life to these women. However, there are many typographical errors, misspellings, and some grammatical errors. It is obvious to me that the proofreading was not of high quality.

[Cimuchowski · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book also includes some short stories about some of the less fimilar ladies in scripture.

[Sandee Clemons]

I just started this book and hope to have it finished by next weekend!

[Grandma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book to have with your Bible

[B. Barron · Rating 1 out of 5]

The first part of the book, listing the women of the bible and their appearances in the bible, is okay.
The second part is crap!

[Milan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for reference purposes

[LueAnn Teague Vance · Rating 5 out of 5]

interesting facts and connections behind all the honorable men in the bible....great read when ya just needed a break from regular books

[Ellie Tautges · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was really good! I would highly recommend it!