Lois T. Henderson
Encyclopedia
Lois T. Henderson is an American
author of Christian
novels, many of which are dramatizations of Biblical narratives about women.
United States
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author of Christian
Christian
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novels, many of which are dramatizations of Biblical narratives about women.
Fiction
- The Holy Experiment: a Novel About the Harmonist Society (1974) ISBN 0-682-48115-7
- Hagar: a Novel (1978). About the slave girl who bore AbrahamAbrahamAbraham , whose birth name was Abram, is the eponym of the Abrahamic religions, among which are Judaism, Christianity and Islam...
's son. This work was a finalist for the Gold Medallion Book AwardGold Medallion Book AwardThe Christian Book Award is an annual award given by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association to honor Christian content in several categories, including Bibles, Fiction, Children, Inspiration, Bible Reference, and Non-Fiction. Winners are announced each year at the industry's Executive...
of the Evangelical Christian Publishers AssociationEvangelical Christian Publishers AssociationThe is an international non-profit trade association whose member companies are involved in the publishing and distribution of Christian content worldwide...
. ISBN 0915684292 - Lydia: a Novel (1979). About the seller of purple who was Paul's first Christian convert in EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. ISBN 0915684322 - The Blessing Deer (1980). ISBN 0891912444
- Abigail: a Novel (1980). About the third wife of King David
- Ruth: a Novel (1981). About the woman from MoabMoabMoab is the historical name for a mountainous strip of land in Jordan. The land lies alongside much of the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. The existence of the Kingdom of Moab is attested to by numerous archeological findings, most notably the Mesha Stele, which describes the Moabite victory over...
who eventually became the wife of BoazBoazBoaz is a major figure in The Book of Ruth in the Bible. The term is found 24 times in the Scriptures, being two in Greek ....
, a relative of King David. ISBN 0915684918 - A Candle in the Dark (1982). ISBN 0891915044
- Miriam: a Novel (1983). ISBN 0060638672
- Touch of the Golden Scepter (1983). ISBN 0854219951
- Her Contrary Heart (1984). ISBN 0842314016
- Priscilla and Aquila: A Novel [with Harold Ivan Smith] (1985). ISBN 0060638680
Nonfiction
- The Opening Doors: My Child's First Eight Years Without Sight (1954).
- Do You Believe in Miracles (1965).
- Another Way of Seeing (1982). ISBN 0-915684-99-3