The Female Ancestors of Christ

Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba are the only women mentioned by name in the Gospels' genealogies, showing that they impart something essential to the lineage of Christ. By exploring their unconventional lives, the author demonstrates how salvation enters the world through their embodiment of such powerful and deeply feminine qualities as ingenuity, audacity, determination, compassion, seduction, and devotion.