This Scarlet Cord : The Love Story of Rahab (CD-Audio)

from DonnaStafford

I was familiar with the 5 paragraphs that the prostitute Rahab takes up in the Book of Joshua-I had read it years ago. I was uncertain that any author could write a love story around her. I should never have doubted that Joan Wolf could do it. She uses archives unearthed on Canaanite culture, rel...

from RivkaBelle

Review originally published on my blog: AWordsWorth.blogspot.com Book provided by publisher for review. Oh. Wow. This is one of those books that sucks you in and doesn't let go until you've finished. And what a story it tells ... Anyone familiar with the story of Joshua and the Battle of Jericho ...

from RebeccaGraf

Many people have heard of Rahab. She is a woman listed in the genealogy of Jesus who was not born an Israelite but adopted their ways. Not much is known about her, but Joan Wolf tries to give a unique picture of this mysterious woman in The Scarlet Cord. What do we know from the Bible about Rahab...

from sara.edens

This Scarlet Cord is a story telling the tale of Rahab, known as a prostitute of Jericho. Joan Wolf has built her story based on the brief mention in the Old Testament giving her a more honorable life. As Rahab grows from girlhood to womanhood, she meets Sala, the boy then the man who will be her...

from DonnaStafford

I was familiar with the 5 paragraphs that the prostitute Rahab takes up in the Book of Joshua-I had read it years ago. I was uncertain that any author could write a love story around her. I should never have doubted that Joan Wolf could do it. She uses archives unearthed on Canaanite culture, rel...