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| The New Eve | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 16 reviews)
Sales Rank: 21758
Category: Book
Authors: Robert Lewis, Jeremy Royal Howard
Publisher: B&H Books
Studio: B&H Books
Manufacturer: B&H Books
Label: B&H Books
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0805446877
Dewey Decimal Number: 248
EAN: 9780805446876
ASIN: 0805446877
Publication Date: February 1, 2008
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Product Description
Best-selling men?s ministry author Robert Lewis knows what you?re thinking: What?s a man doing writing a book about women? The answer is: because women strongly encouraged him to do so! Per their request, having seen so many positive changes in the men in their lives, The New Eve is an equally stirring counterpart to Robert?s teachings on authentic biblical manhood, powerfully defining Christian womanhood in the context of the modern world. He says, ?Many women lack a clear, compelling, biblical vision for what it means to be a Christian woman living in the twenty-first century. They are stuck with images mired in 1950s terminology or given license to indiscriminately pursue a modern life that overlooks divine directives, bringing confusion and regret.? In essence, The New Eve sets forth and expounds upon five ?Bold Moves? for today?s discerning woman: Live from the Inside Out; Adopt a Biblical Definition of Womanhood; Embrace a Big-Picture Perspective on Life; Live with the End in Mind; Use Wisdom with a Man. Endorsements
?I never thought a book written by a man could give me such an eye-opening picture of who I should be as a woman.? ?Shaunti Feldhahn, bestselling author of For Women Only ?Women today have unprecedented opportunities and possibilities before them, but this great new freedom also brings a new dilemma: how to make the best choices for their own good and that of their families. In The New Eve, Robert Lewis gives women of all ages a picture of what God intended for us from the beginning and a clear vision for how we make choices that liberate us to live with purposeful direction. No matter your stage in life, all women can benefit from his coaching. I highly recommend it.? ??
? Barbara Rainey, co-founder of FamilyLife
?Robert Lewis sounds a much-needed message as he calls women to walk in the feminine freedom and fullness that result from embracing our core biblical callings. The New Eve dispels the current cultural fog regarding what it means to be a woman, by looking to God's design as revealed in the Scripture, for wisdom, insight, and direction." ? Nancy Leigh DeMoss, author and host of Revive Our Hearts radio
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 Writer did not get to the "core" of what God intends for women October 13, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have read many books that help women discover God's purpose for their lives...several that I read and reread and underlined...and journaled about...always learning more and more. They brought about real understanding, instilled courage and brought me closer to the heart of God.
The New Eve, however, is not such a book. I would not recommend it. The author failed to strike a cord with me as he did not appear to really understand the true core of a woman's heart. Instead, he relies on artificial stereotypes and simplistic diagrams that fail to describe the hearts and lives of the many women I have known.
Robert Lewis bases much of the book on three core callings of all women: 1) to seek deep, lasting companionship with a man; 2)to raise up and launch healthy, godly children into the world and 3) to advance God's kingdom on earth in ways specific to your gifting. It troubles me that #1 is not "to seek a deep, lasting, intimate relationship with God. When that becomes our core calling, God in turn reveals an intensely mysterious and wonderfully rich purpose and path which is unique for each and every woman...whether we will be single or married, whether we will bear, adopt, foster children or live for Him in another way. There is an example given of the token woman who does not marry or have children; she is portrayed as a courageous woman who is able to make good of her situation. She will ask God why he did not give her #1 and #2 core callings when she gets to heaven.
Much of the book seems to be written from a 1950s view of ideal womanhood with patches of "modern day" roles sewn on top to attempt to make it more contemporary and palatable.
This very simplistic and flawed approach fails to recognize the immense love, strength and creativity of God and how he unleashes them in the life of a woman who seeks Him first. I think women want to know how to seek God, how to deal with the weaknesses, fears and struggles that were unleashed in Genesis and to be truly able to fully become who God desires them to be.
The entire Bible is rich with such great wisdom for women...There was not much guiding the reader to dig deep into every corner of the Bible. Instead there were the diagrams and generalizations that seemed to fall short of what I would want my friend, daughter or any woman reading this review to have as a guide.
As for the amount of "content" or information, you could easily read the first line of each paragraph and miss very little. Your money & time are valuable...please look elsewhere for a better value and a guide for truly fulfilling God's intensely rich purpose for your life.
 A fresh look at an old problem August 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The New Eve was incredibly easy to read and would be a good book for a discussion group of women. While it provides a basic framework for the life of a godly woman generally, the author leaves it up to the woman individually to decide for herself. He does not prescribe that one should be married or single, have kids or not, work or not, but describes the general phases of womanhood and warns of the things one might face if one skips phases or tries to combine phases.
This is not a book that deals in special situations, but in general concepts and principles. It has perhaps the best interpretation I've ever read of what transpired in the Garden of Eden and then follows that interpretation by outlining how the Garden and its consequences affect us today.
This is not deep theology or dogma - it can be read and understood by any woman in any circumstance. It certainly should not be a substitute for the Bible. It is a general overview of womanhood today and some traps into which we women tend to fall. I highly recommend it.
Dangerous Advice August 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book reads like a fairy tale that is seemingly unaware of hard financial choices families must make. He seems to be against woman who are successful and intelligent and chose not to stay home and raise children. I am a Christian and resent how the writer of this book has used non-Christians as the bad examples and Christians, who share his belief system, as the good examples. He also used the content of famous women's biographies, naming them by name, and attacked what he considered were bad choices they had made. He based it mainly on his value system and a few Scriptures he quoted from the Old Testament. He often used himself, his wife, and his marriage as good examples. This is what I consider self-righteousness at it's very worse. There is some good advice in the book, but I wonder if the morsels I gained were worth the read.
Wonderful biblical guide for today's women July 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The New Eve gives an encouraging and progressive guide for today's woman. I have used it in my personal life and in discussions with women of all ages. As a single girl reaching 30, some of the truths hit at the core of who I am and who I desire to be. This book will be used as a blue print for my life. I wish to thank Dr. Lewis for his insights and wisdom!
An Excellent, Encouraging Book July 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is amazing, uplifting, and full of scriptural truth. I agree that many statments Lewis makes are hard for me to swallow (ex. is the core callings) - but I truly believe that he is speaking some hard truths to us. I love how the book celebrates women and all they have the potential to be and do. Really helpful for me; content is amazing and the layout and writing sytle are easy to follow and full of practical, modern examples. Worth Buying for sure!
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