All of the Women of the Bible: Contains 316 Concise Biographies

by Mrs. Edith Deen

This is the first comprehensive book ever written on all of the women of the Bible—women who comprise a feminine portrait gallery unsurpassed in the world of literature. All are here—saints and harlots, faithful mothers and wives, queens, sorceresses, concubines, business women—in rich, inspiring detail. Flavored with the color and drama of the original stories, Mrs. Deen's comments on these women, their influence, and their times give the book a quality that is as instructive as it is entertaining.

"You can almost trace light and darkness in the Bible by the women themselves," she writes.

"Hannah, praying mother of Samuel, gave birth to a son who became the first great Hebrew prophet. And, of course, there was the mother of Jesus. On the other hand Jezebel and Herodias were vile influences, the first tearing apart the northern kingdom of Israel, the second causing John the Baptist to be beheaded." At no other time until the nineteenth century, points out Mrs. Deen, were women conceived of as fully human beings.

Here is new and abundant material for everyone—the ordinary reader who loves story and drama; the teacher or preacher eager for new subject matter; the writer on the lookout for new characters, or new slants on old; the Bible student who wishes to extend his knowledge.

Each major biography is identified by Bible chapter and verse and prefaced by a key passage of scripture.

Edith Deen knows perhaps more about women in the Bible than anyone else.

She is the author of such contemporary Christian classics as Great women of the Christian Faith, The Family in the Bible, The Bible's Legacy for Womanhood, All the Bible's Men of Hope, and Wisdom from the Women of the Bible. Her six-books represent more than a quarter of a century of study and have sold more than a million copies in hardcover. In addition, a number of her works have been issued in paperback, deluxe, and foreign language editions.

About the Authors: Edith Deen

Mrs. Edith Deen began her career as a woman's department editor and author of the column "From a Woman's Comer" published daily in the Fort Worth Press for more than 25 years. During this time, she led a busy public life, walking beside her husband, the late Edgar Deen, when he was mayor of Fort Worth for six years. She also lectured all over the United States.

In addition, Mrs. Deen found time to serve as a member of the first Texas Commission on the Status of Women, a regent for twelve years on the board of Texas Woman's University, a Fort Worth City Councilwoman, and an Altrusa First Lady of Fort Worth. She received a Brotherhood Citation from the National Conference of Christians and Jews and was named Distinguished Senior Citizen of Fort Worth by the Women's Civic Club Council.

She holds two degrees from Texas Woman's University, as well as honorary Doctor of Letters degrees from both Texas Woman's University and Texas Christian University. She is listed in Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in the South west, Foremost Women in Communications, and other reference books.

In 1963 she received a National Headliner Award from Women in Communications at its convention in Cleveland. A member of the Texas Institute of Letters and the Author's Guild of the Authors League of America, she is also an elder at University Christian Church, where she has been a member 40 years.

Book Data:

• ISBN-13: 9780785804710
• ISBN-10: 0785804714
• Book Language: English
• Book Binding: Hardcover
• Author: Edith Deen
• Book Edition: Subsequent
• Book Publisher: Castle Books: A Division of Book Sales, Inc.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Book Cover Design: The Great American Art Co.
• Book Cover Art: Michelangelo's Libyan Sibyl/Superstock