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Reading the Women of the Bible - by Tikva Frymer-Kensky (Paperback)

Reading the Women of the Bible - by  Tikva Frymer-Kensky (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>Reading the Women of the Bible </i>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"This book has much to say about and to women of every era and age, but its spirit, scope, and breadth go beyond any generic limits. Men--perhaps even more than women--can and should learn much from it, both about the Bible and the women in it."<br>--David Noel Freedman, editor in chief, <i>The Anchor Bible</i><br><i> </i><br>"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 that streamlines what could otherwise be a complicated discussion."<br>--<i>Houston Chronicle</i><br><i> </i><br>You'll never see the women of the Bible in quite the same way after reading Tikva Frymer-Kensky's excellent new book. In her able hands, these women emerge from the ancient texts with new strength and vigor. Frymer-Kensky is a dazzling thinker who presents her ideas with unusual energy and clarity. <br>--Ari L. Goldman, author <i>of Living a Year of Kaddish</i> and <i>The Search for God at Harvard</i> <p/>"A welcome book, engagingly written. It is a valuable contribution to the growing bibliography of feminist biblical interpretation."<br>--Dr. Phyllis Trible, University Professor, Wake Forest University Divinity School <p/>"Frymer-Kensky advances our understanding of the gender issues in the Bible by proposing a fresh and suggestive taxonomy of four discourses concerning women. Her persuasive power rests upon her immense capacity to read texts carefully and discerningly. A most welcome and important read!"<br>--Dr. Walter Brueggeman, Columbia Theological Seminary <p/>Frymer-Kensky presents the women of the Hebrew Bible freshly and brilliantly, bringing to her study a profound mastery of the literatures and cultures of the lands surrounding the Bible. Here is biblical interpretation that eliminates much of the distance between the text and the reader: These stories illuminate the themes and dangers, hopes and fears, that are characteristic of human life anywhere and at any time. And the entire work is presented in a style and with a grace that delight the eye, the ear, and the heart. <br>--Dr. Walter Harrelson, Vanderbilt University</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>TIKVA FRYMER-KENSKY</b> is a professor of Hebrew Bible at the Divinity School at the University of Chicago.

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