The lost matriarch : finding Leah in the Bible and Midrash / Jerry Rabow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rabow, Jerry, 1937- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leah (Biblical matriarch).

Leah.

Leah (Biblical matriarch)--In rabbinical literature.

Leah (Biblical matriarch) in rabbinical literature.

Jacob (Biblical patriarch).

Jacob.

Physical Description:

xvi, 242 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press ; Philadelphia : The Jewish Publication Society, [2014]

Summary:

The Lost Matriarch offers a unique response to the sparse and puzzling biblical treatment of the matriarch Leah. Although Leah is a major figure in the book of Genesis, the biblical text allows her only a single word of physical description and two lines of direct dialogue. The Bible tells us little about the effects of her lifelong struggles in an apparently loveless marriage to Jacob, the husband she shares with three other wives, including her beautiful younger sister, Rachel. Fortunately, two thousand years of traditional and modern commentators have produced many fascinating interpretations (midrash) that reveal the far richer story of Leah hidden within the text. Through ferry Rabow's weaving of biblical text and midrash, readers learn the lessons of the remarkable Leah, who triumphed over adversity and hardship by living a life of moral heroism. Vie Lost Matriarch reveals Leah's full story and invites readers into the delightful provocative world of creative rabbinic and literary commentary. By experiencing these midrashic insights and techniques for reading "between the lines," readers are introduced to what for many will be an exciting new method of personal bible interpretation. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Waiting for Leah 13

2 What Really Happened on Leah's Wedding 45

3 Leah Begins Married Life in Conflict 67

4 Leah Continues the Conflict 101

5 Leah and the Family Leave Haran 119

6 Leah Comes to the Promised Land 137

7 The Deaths of Rachel, Leah, and Jacob 165.

Notes:

"Published by the University of Nebraska Press as a Jewish Publication Society book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780827612075

0827612079

9780827611801

0827611803

9780827611818

0827611811

9780827611795

082761179X

OCLC:

875884412