From Eve to Esther: Rabbinic Reconstructions of Biblical Women

by Leila Leah Bronner

This is the first book-length attempt to examine the attitude of the ancient rabbis towards some of the most significant feminine figures in the Old Testament. It traces the biblical stories, examines their objectives and methods, and discusses how these original intentions were altered--sometimes beyond recognition--when the women discussed in them were subjected to the unique exegetical technique of midrash.

The Gender and the Biblical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664255426
• ISBN13: 9780664255428
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 8.2"