Reading the Women of the Bible: A New Interpretation of Their Stories

ISBN: 0805211829

Author: Frymer-Kensky, Tikva

Condition: New

Winner of the National Jewish Book Award Reading the Women of the Bible takes up two of the most significant intellectual and religious issues of our day: the experiences of women in a patriarchal society and the relevance of the Bible to modern life.Frymer-Kensky addresses both modern hypotheses and traditional beliefs, and acknowledges which arguments can be supported and which questions remain unanswered. [A] very approachable text. -Houston Chronicle