Name: Women of the Bible Speak Out
Author: Marlo Schalesky
Genre: Women Fiction, Betrayal, Abuse, Healing, Hope
Review:
Sin broke our relationship with our
Creator, fractured all our relationships. So we live in broken-
ness—but not in hopelessness.
A modern retelling of the stories of the women of the Bible from a woman's point of view. A new perspective can change the way we see things. A strengthening and a true feminist mindset devours and questions the lives of those women.
I have read those stories before, it has been taught to us since childhood. But when we read this book, it's an eye opening experience for me.
God has created man and woman equal, different but equal. He loved them equally, it's the society, it's the people themselves who degraded the position of woman to that of the subordinate, to that of inferior. Seeing from their perspective, it is seen that God has always been fair and just.
Amazing book with strengthens the position of woman since the very beginning. Loved it

1 stars
This book started off strong. The author then took a couple of strange turns. She put herself into the shoes of certain women in the Bible and spoke for them.

Her theology is a little wishy washy as well but as soon as she started quoting Beth Moore I knew I had to quit reading.
This book had such potential but it ended up being so awful.
Avoid at all costs.
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley, Our Daily Bread Publishing, and Marlo Schalesky for providing and ARC of Women of the Bible Speak Out in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions on this book are mine alone.
I am rating this book 3 out of 5 stars. While I believe that a lot of this book is going to be helpful to those who have suffered through betrayal and abuse, I also think it’s going to be hard for them to read. Some of the material could even be triggering. If you were to pick up this book and you have suffered through any sort of abuse, I would highly recommend that you are in the right head space to possibly read something that could bring back unwanted feelings or memories.
It is important though how the author points out how God can help you through your suffering, and how He responds to this sort of treatment.

Marlo Schalesky's Women of the Bible Speak Out provides readers with a look at real women of the Bible, the hurts they experienced, and how God met them where they were. Schalesky offers women hope and healing as she explores the lives of these biblical women, including Eve, Hagar, Bathsheba, Esther, and the Samaritan woman, among others.

Schaesky takes creative license with each of the biblical characters, exploring what they might have thought and felt, and yet, I think she does it in a way that is true to the biblical text and the human experience. As I read, I certainly identified with many of the women, and I found that Schalesky drew together truths from God's Word that brought me hope as well as hope for healing from my own hurts and trauma.

It's a book I highly recommend to women who have experience any kind of trauma, hurt or abuse. You'll find a balm of healing as Schalesky gently guides you through other women's experiences, straight to the arms of God.

Note: I received a copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for this honest review. The opinions expressed are my own.

Any time I can read God's word and connect with it, it is a great read. Schalesky brought the stories of these women to be relevant and relate to women today.