This work examines the lives of four female characters in the Bible: Naomi, Ruth, Tamar and Esther. Their stories differ significantly from those of most female Biblical characters in that each woman is depicted without a dominant male companion and each is featured in the Bible's more secular texts. The author evaluates each character's role as a female protagonist, and demonstrates how each story represents an innovative view of religion and a revisionist evaluation of women's roles. Finally, the author proposes that these narratives may have been authored by women. Appendices provide…mehr
This work examines the lives of four female characters in the Bible: Naomi, Ruth, Tamar and Esther. Their stories differ significantly from those of most female Biblical characters in that each woman is depicted without a dominant male companion and each is featured in the Bible's more secular texts. The author evaluates each character's role as a female protagonist, and demonstrates how each story represents an innovative view of religion and a revisionist evaluation of women's roles. Finally, the author proposes that these narratives may have been authored by women. Appendices provide additional information about Boaz, Judah and Tamar, Greek versions of the Book of Esther, Mordecai's decree, and literacy in ancient Israel. Includes a glossary and timeline.
Hillel I. Millgram, ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, lives in Israel. He combines research and writing with teaching graduate courses in the Bible.
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Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Abbreviations Used in the Text xiii Introduction PART I. IN THE BEGINNING 1. A Woman's Tale: An Introduction to the Book of Ruth 2. The Exiles 3. Amid the Alien Corn 4. The Winning of Boaz 5. At Bethlehem's Gate 6. What Means This Tale? 7. Tamar PART II. STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND: ESTHER, A TRAGI-COMEDY IN THREE ACTS 8. Understanding Esther: An Introduction Act I: The Women in His Life 9. Party Time in Old Persia, or Lessons on How to Run an Empire 10. The Substitute Act II: The War Against the Jews 11. Prologue: The Night of the Assassins 12. The Man Who Would Not Bow 13. The War Commences Act III: Fighting for Their Lives 14. In the Valley of the Shadow: Looking into the Abyss 15. Interlude: The Theater of the Absurd 16. Esther Triumphant 17. Reversing the Engine 18. Judgment Day 19. Thou Shalt Not Forget! Conclusion 20. The Dark Vision 21. The Hidden Hand PART III. SUMMING UP 22. Thinking Outside the Box Appendix I. From Whom Did Boaz Buy the Field? Appendix II. Can Judah and Tamar Be Fitted into the Joseph Narrative? Appendix III. It's Greek to Me: The Greek Versions of Esther Appendix IV. Mordecai's Decree: A Technical Interlude Appendix V. But Could She Read? The Question of Literacy in Ancient Israel
Timeline: Putting Things in Perspective Glossary of Terms, Place Names, and Persons Selected Bibliography Biblical Verses Index General Index
Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Abbreviations Used in the Text xiii Introduction PART I. IN THE BEGINNING 1. A Woman's Tale: An Introduction to the Book of Ruth 2. The Exiles 3. Amid the Alien Corn 4. The Winning of Boaz 5. At Bethlehem's Gate 6. What Means This Tale? 7. Tamar PART II. STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND: ESTHER, A TRAGI-COMEDY IN THREE ACTS 8. Understanding Esther: An Introduction Act I: The Women in His Life 9. Party Time in Old Persia, or Lessons on How to Run an Empire 10. The Substitute Act II: The War Against the Jews 11. Prologue: The Night of the Assassins 12. The Man Who Would Not Bow 13. The War Commences Act III: Fighting for Their Lives 14. In the Valley of the Shadow: Looking into the Abyss 15. Interlude: The Theater of the Absurd 16. Esther Triumphant 17. Reversing the Engine 18. Judgment Day 19. Thou Shalt Not Forget! Conclusion 20. The Dark Vision 21. The Hidden Hand PART III. SUMMING UP 22. Thinking Outside the Box Appendix I. From Whom Did Boaz Buy the Field? Appendix II. Can Judah and Tamar Be Fitted into the Joseph Narrative? Appendix III. It's Greek to Me: The Greek Versions of Esther Appendix IV. Mordecai's Decree: A Technical Interlude Appendix V. But Could She Read? The Question of Literacy in Ancient Israel
Timeline: Putting Things in Perspective Glossary of Terms, Place Names, and Persons Selected Bibliography Biblical Verses Index General Index
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