A Lineage of Grace: Biblical Stories of 5 Women in the Lineage of Jesus - Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, & Mary (Historical Christian Fiction with In-Depth Bible Studies)

My favorite author has done it again!! Love this book series that is so brilliant, describing stories from the bible in a relatable way with historical accuracy. Once you start reading, it is hard to put down.

Great book that gave an entertaining perspective on these women in the Bible. I learned a lot about the historical times and really enjoyed the artistic liberties taken. Stayed very respectful to the Bible stories.

This is an excellent excellent Read by Francine Rivers. Its about 5 women in the Bible. I have bought 6 so far , buying two more for my daughter's friends. Also, I have recommended this book to friends and relatives. You will not regret buying this book. Also, I recommend reading Redeeming Love. You can actually picture the people etc. Last thought, even if you are not interested because its about bible characters YOU will love reading about them.

This is such a wonderful book. It really gave an in depth look at these remarkable women who we don't often see their whole story. This book moved me and helped me to really understand these women and why they did what they did.

EXCELLENT! I recommend!

I hesitate to give this book 4 stars because for the majority of it I could not put it down. I LOVED the first 4 stories. Although it is written as historical fiction and obviously is dramatized I found nothing wrong with that. She doesn’t claim that the book should be taken as a completely factual account. And as I read the scripture passages at the end of each book I realized that more was drawn from the Bible than I even realized. I think I’ll remember these Bible stories better because of this book. Mary’s story, however, went too far for me. I was nervous for it….the story of the Messiah and the Holy Family just seems too important to put in someone’s own perspective unlike the stories of figures in the Old Testament. It started out fine actually. But when Mary had another son after Jesus I had to put the book down. I know not every Christian believes in Mary’s perpetual virginity, but enough do that I believe this should have been respected. Early Christian tradition and many early Christians believed that Jesus was the only son of Mary and she remained a virgin her whole life. I stopped reading it unfortunately even though the story was good…it kind of felt heretical. I also feel like we should be remembering an ordinary humans perspective of Jesus’s life. We should only be remembering what was inspired by the Holy Spirit. The other stories just seem different because they don’t deal with the Son of God. That being said, I would DEFINITELY buy the book again for the first 4 stories since I enjoyed them so much! And I will be recommending the first 4 to friends! Just stop reading before Mary’s story 😅.

Don't skip over this book of stories!!!! You will not be disappointed! I was a huge Francine Rivers fan before reading the Lineage of Grace. However, nothing could have prepared me for the amazing "lump-in-my-throat" awe I felt as I read about these women. These stories are beautifully written and made me crave the relationships and faith they have with God. I was able to read the 1st story aloud to my twin nieces who are about the age of Tamar as she becomes a new bride. It was really neat to compare the historical aspect of that time in contrast to the girls' lives today. Plus, it was awesome to have a "story-form" of the scripture, albeit "fictional", to bring us all closer to God. The girls were just as addicted to the pages as I was. My personal favorite was the story about Rahab and I read this as I completed a Bible Study called "One In a Million" (Pricilla Shirer). I gained a LOT more from that study because of this book; A truer understanding of the multi-layeredness of God's planning and power. I feel like the Bible is full of these "new" stories waiting to be read. Lineage of Grace make you want to run, grab a Bible and find other amazing women to read about. Thank you Francine, for making these beautiful women in the lineage of Christ come alive! PS As is the case with Redeeming Love, you will want 2 copies of this book because you will want to share it over and over with everyone you know. My mom, sister-in-laws, Bible Study friends, friend who lost loved one etc...

I love all of her novels I wasn’t disappointed

A beautiful story. I’ve read it once, and I will need to read it again sometime. I will leave it on the bookshelf in hopes that my girls will read it too.

Love love Francine Rivers.

Cool to read those Bible books from a different perspective! Makes you think about the motivation of those strong women and their unquestionable faith.

Thank u!!

All the five stories were amazing. The stories describe how we fall short of grace and how much more God extends his grace to fill the gap when we repent and cry to God.