From Eve to Esther: Rabbinic Reconstructions of Biblical Women Paperback - 1994
by Leila Leah Bronner
The first book-length attempt to map the attitude of the ancient rabbis to some of the most signficant feminine figures in the Old Testament, From Esther to Eve traces the biblical stories, their objectives and methods, and then discusses how these original intentions were altered--sometimes beyond recognition--when the women discussed in them were subjected to the unique exegetical technique of midrash.
From the rear cover
This is the first book-length attempt to focus on female biblical figures in the ancient rabbinic writings of midrash and Talmud. Primary rabbinic sources employed by the author bring new life and insight into the stories of Eve, Deborah, Hannah, Serah bat Asher, and others. As women and men today attempt to reevaluate past historical models, it serves us well to understand the values and inner workings of rabbinic thinking. The examination of what the sources actually say, and not what others would like them to have said, enable reinterpretation of women's role to proceed on an honest and authentic basis. Biblical women, reclaimed with contemporary midrash, can become paradigms for our modern lives.
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- Title From Eve to Esther: Rabbinic Reconstructions of Biblical Women
- Author Leila Leah Bronner
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.
- Date 1994-09-01
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780664255428 / 0664255426
- Weight 0.62 lbs (0.28 kg)
- Dimensions 8.22 x 5.08 x 0.63 in (20.88 x 12.90 x 1.60 cm)
- Reading level 1370
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- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Religious Orientation: Jewish
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Theometrics: Academic
- Library of Congress subjects Women in the Bible, Rabbinical literature - History and criticism
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93048941
- Dewey Decimal Code 222.108
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