I Am--: Biblical Women Tell Their Own StoriesFortress Press, 2005 - 228 pages Athalya Brenner presents fictionalized "autobiographies" of a dozen women and women groups in the Hebrew Bible, and also lets them share a conversation session. This allows her to include how these women have been interpreted - not only in the Bible itself, but also in Jewish and Christian traditions and by modern commentators. The result is a thoroughly engaging and insightful look at women, from a leading biblical interpreter who has a very creative edge to all her work. |
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Prior to Touchdown | 1 |
ONE War Culture WivesMothers from A to | 9 |
Dinah | 25 |
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