Really Bad Girls of the Bible
More Lessons from Less-than-Perfect Women

“Higgs does such a remarkable job telling their stories that many of the Good Book’s ‘bad girls’ become downright sympathetic. Higgs is a refreshingly astute biblical commentator… [she] explores the biblical narrative with detailed line-by-line explications and characteristic side-splitting humor.”
     —Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW

Eight shady ladies from Scripture stroll across the pages of Really Bad Girls of the Bible, proving that when it comes to badness, there’s nothing new under the sun.

The Medium of En Dor dabbled in the dark arts. Tamar the Widow dressed as a prostitute. Herodias, Athaliah, and Jael committed murder. The Adulteress and Bathsheba committed scandalous adultery. And the Bleeding Woman suffered from an illness that marked her as a sinner and made her untouchable.

Yes, they were Really Bad in their time. Yet a closer look at their lives reveals the sovereign will of God, shining through the centuries.

“We’ll save the Good Girls for another time. I always learn more from women who are less than perfect, simply because we have much more in common.”
     —from Really Bad Girls of the Bible

A Novel Approach to Bible Study

One million readers have already taken a walk on the wild side with Former Bad Girl, Liz Curtis Higgs, and her eye-opening blend of contemporary fiction and biblical commentary. Laced with humor and heartfelt self-disclosure, Liz’s unique brand of “girlfriend theology” has helped women of all ages experience God’s grace anew.

304 pgs • Soft cover • WaterBrook Press • 2000, 2007

ISBN 978-1-57856-126-1