| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 294 pages) |
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New Adult Titles Ser |
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New Adult Titles Ser
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Notes to the Reader -- PROLOGUE -- HAVDALAH -- THE HOUSE OF THE MOTHERS -- NAAMAH AND THE HUMMINGBIRD -- THE ARRANGED MARRIAGE -- THE REVENGE OF LOT'S WIFE -- THE SWITCH -- THE HOUSE OF THE MATRIARCHS -- SECOND BLESSINGS -- MITOSIS -- PENITENCE -- SHIMON'S PRISON -- THE HOUSE OF THE MIDWIVES -- THE TENTH PLAGUE -- THE BONES OF JOSEPH -- THE LEAST OF THE HANDMAIDS -- THE HOUSE OF THE PROPHETS -- MIRIAM UNDER THE MOUNTAIN -- THE MIRRORS -- THE DAUGHTERS OF TZELAFCHAD -- THE HOUSE OF THE JUDGES -- AND THE WALLS CAME TUMBLING DOWN -- MIRIAM'S HEIR |
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THE SONG OF DEVORAH AND YAEL -- THE HOUSE OF THE QUEENS -- THE KING'S HARP -- SOLOMON'S BOX -- THE SCRIBE -- VASHTI AND THE ANGEL GABRIEL* -- EPILOGUE -- THE WORDS IN THE SCROLL -- COMMENTARY -- SOURCES -- NOTES TO THE STORIES -- Bibliography -- Index of People and Places |
| Summary |
In this marvelous anthology of 24 stories about women in the Bible, Rabbi Jill Hammer draws from the ancient tradition of Midrash -- creative interpretation that elaborates upon the sparse details of the biblical text -- and brings to life the inner world and experiences of these unforget-table characters. The stories reintroduce Lilith, Sarah, Leah, Miriam, and many other notable women of the Bible as the author weaves together the rabbinic legends and her own vivid imagination. Hammer's commentary includes a list of biblical texts and an explanation of how each story came to be written and why. Praised for its originality and expressiveness, this book gives biblical women the honor they deserve -- an honor due them as prophets, rulers, and teachers. Book jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-289) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Women in the Bible.
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Bible stories, English -- Old Testament.
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Women in rabbinical literature.
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- Sacred Writings.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament.
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Bible stories, English -- Old Testament
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Women in rabbinical literature
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Women in the Bible
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jewish Publication Society.
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| ISBN |
9780827610200 |
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0827610203 |
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0827607261 |
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9780827607262 |
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