Three women of hope : Miriam, Hannah, Huldah / Christianne Méroz ; translated by Dennis Wienk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Méroz, Christianne, author.

Contributor:

Wienk, Dennis, translator.

Standardized Title:

Trois femmes d'espérance. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Women in the Bible.

Miriam (Biblical figure).

Miriam.

Huldah (Biblical prophetess).

Huldah.

Hannah (Biblical figure).

Hannah.

Anne (Mother of the Virgin Mary), Saint.

Anne.

Anna (Biblical prophetess).

Anna.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (68 pages)

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock, [2014]

Summary:

The land of Israel is intimately linked to the adventures of the prophets, men like Elijah, Amos, Hosea, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the list goes on and on. How about prophets who were women? Does anyone remember that two gates of the Jerusalem Temple bore the name of Huldah, one of these women? Probably not, which is not all that astonishing given that history was written by men...Some women have, however, found places in history: Sarah and Hagar, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah, to name a few. Other women also deserve to emerge from silence: women like Miriam, Hannah, and Huldah. It is nonetheless true that these women have to be identified with reference to a man: the first is Moses' sister, the second is Samuel's mother, the third a colleague of King Josiah, Israel's reformer. This little book paints their portraits, with much sensitivity and tenderness, but never restraining disgust when the role of the women is found to have been erased unjustly.The abundant use made here of Jewish traditions of Bible reading will help readers discover the riches of a tradition uniquely suited to broadening their experience. Nor will they be left unaffected or indifferent by the deep spirituality revealed here.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 20, 2020).

ISBN:

9781630872502

1630872504