The Biblical narrative is usually very terse and cryptic. Over the millennia, Jewish scholars often painted a patriarchal picture with women 'in their place'. This book puts these women-some are role models-into the context of an ancient society, bringing them imaginatively from the sidelines onto center stage.
The Biblical narrative is usually very terse and cryptic. Over the millennia, Jewish scholars often painted a patriarchal picture with women 'in their place'. This book puts these women-some are role models-into the context of an ancient society, bringing them imaginatively from the sidelines onto center stage.
Sara Reguer is Professor Emerita of History in the Department of Judaic Studies at Brooklyn College. She earned her Ph.D. from Columbia University in Middle East history. She has published on a variety of topics, both scholarly and popular, including articles on Winston Churchill during World War I, and women in Jewish History. She currently lives in New York City.
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Introduction 1. Sara 2. Rebecca 3. Rahel and Leah 4. Powerless Women: Dina and Tamar 5. Miriam and Tzippora: Sisters-in-Law 6. Deborah the Judge 7. Ruth 8. Chana 9. David's Wives: Michal, Avigayil, Bathsheba 10. Esther 11. Addendum: Reclaiming the Heroic Jewish Judith