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Biblical Women Speak : Hearing Their Voices through New and Ancient Midrash
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Feldman, Marla J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women in rabbinical literature.
- Women in the Bible.
- Midrash--History and criticism.
- Midrash.
- Aggada--Commentaries.
- Aggada.
- Feminism--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Feminism.
- Bible--Feminist criticism.
- Bible.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- University of Nebraska Press
- Lincoln : Jewish Publication Society, 2023.
- Summary:
- Biblical Women Speak employs midrash (interpretative techniques) to discover ten biblical women's stories from a female point of view and provide insights beyond how ancient male scholars viewed them.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Donor Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Keturah: Abraham's Last Wife
- Biblical Text: Genesis 25:1-6
- Modern Midrash: Keturah, the Great Mother of Many Generations
- Classical Commentary and Midrash: Devoted Wife or Concubine?
- Author's Commentary: The Missing Story-Filling in the Blanks
- 2. Leah and Rachel: Devoted Sisters and Bitter Rivals
- Biblical Text: Genesis 35:16-21
- Modern Midrash: Leah's Eulogy
- Classical Commentary and Midrash: Sisters, Wives, Rivals, and Matriarchs
- Author's Commentary: A Tale of Two Sisters
- 3. Bat Shua: Judah's Unnamed Wife
- Biblical Text: Genesis 38:1-12
- Modern Midrash: The Woman Who Mourns
- Classical Commentary and Midrash: Judah's Family Misfortune
- Author's Commentary: A Tragic Tale of Lust and Loss
- 4. Bilhah: The Loving Handmaid
- Biblical Text: Genesis 50:15-17
- Modern Midrash: A Letter to My Beloved Son Joseph
- Classical Commentary and Midrash: Servant, Sister, Surrogate, Spouse
- Author's Commentary: Emissary of Forgiveness
- 5. Pharaoh's Daughters, Part 1: Potiphar's Unnamed Wife
- Biblical Text: Genesis 39:1-19
- Modern Midrash: Zuleikha, the Prison Mistress
- Classical Commentary and Midrash: Potiphar's Wife in the Joseph Narrative
- Author's Commentary: A Name and Narrative for Potiphar's Wife
- 6. Pharaoh's Daughters, Part 2: Puah, Shiphrah, and the Sacred Sisterhood
- Biblical Text: Exodus 1:8-22
- Modern Midrash: The Sacred Sisterhood
- Classical Commentary and Midrash: The Subversive Midwives
- Author's Commentary: The Midwives' Tale
- 7. Pharaoh's Daughters, Part 3: The Princess and the Slave Girl Who Rescue Moses
- Biblical Text: Exodus 2:1-9
- Modern Midrash: Amat-Bat-Ra, the Servant Savior.
- Classical Commentary and Midrash: Princess, Protector, Prophet
- Author's Commentary: A Conspiracy of Women
- 8. Shelomith Bat Dibri: The Blasphemer's Mother
- Biblical Text: Leviticus 24:10-14
- Modern Midrash: Testament of Shelomith
- Classical Commentary and Midrash: The Biblical Tale of the Blasphemer
- Author's Commentary: A Mother's Anguish
- 9. Miriam: Exiled by God, Dwelling Beyond the Camp
- Biblical Text: Numbers 12:1-16
- Modern Midrash: Miriam's Fringes
- Classical Commentary and Midrash: Crime and Punishment
- Author's Commentary: Outcasts and Angels
- 10. Noah: Daughter of Zelophehad
- Biblical Text: Numbers 27:1-8, 36:1-12
- Modern Midrash: Noah and Elishama-A Love Story
- Classical Commentary and Midrash: Five Righteous Women
- Author's Commentary: Rights Given and Taken Away
- Appendix
- Glossary of Classical Sources
- Notes
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780827619081
- 0827619081
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