Includes study guide questions.

Includes index.

Sarah and Hagar: women of the covenants -- Rachel and Leah: sisters and rivals -- Tamar and Ruth: outsiders -- Deborah and Jael: women of valor -- Hannah and Miriam: speaking God's truth -- Esther and Rahab: unexpected heroes of faith -- Mary and Martha of Bethany: two pathways -- Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Mary Magdalene: witnesses to the gospel -- Jesus and the women.

"People unfamiliar with Scripture often assume that women play a small, secondary role in the Bible. But in fact, they were central figures in numerous Biblical tales ... The Bible contains warriors like Jael, judges like Deborah, and prophets like Miriam. The first person to witness Jesus' resurrection was Mary Magdalene, who promptly became the first Christian evangelist ... In [this book], Fox News Channel's Shannon Bream opens up the lives of sixteen of these Biblical women, arranging them into pairs and contrasting their journeys. In pairing their stories, Shannon helps us reflect not only on the meaning of each individual's life, but on how they relate to each other and to us"--Publisher marketing.