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LEADER: 02276cam a2200325 a 4500
001 2007027949
003 DLC
005 20091116153906.0
008 070710s2008 ncuab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007027949
020 $a9780786430819 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aBS1315.52$b.M55 2008
082 00 $a222/.0922082$222
100 1 $aMillgram, Hillel I.,$d1931-
245 10 $aFour biblical heroines and the case for female authorship :$ban analysis of the women of Ruth, Esther, and Genesis 38 /$cHillel I. Millgram.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$cc2008
300 $axiii, 263 p. :$bill., map ;$c26 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 $aA woman's tale: an introduction to the book of Ruth -- The exiles -- Amid the alien corn -- The winning of Boaz -- At Bethlehem's gate -- What means this tale? -- Tamar -- Understanding Esther: an introduction -- Party time in old Persia, or lessons on how to run an empire -- The substitute -- Prologue: the night of the assassins -- The man who would not bow -- The war commences -- In the valley of the shadow: looking into the abyss -- Interlude: the theater of the absurd -- Esther triumphant -- Reversing the engine -- Judgment day -- Thou shalt not forget! -- The dark vision -- The hidden hand -- Thinking outside the box.
520 $a"This work examines the lives of Naomi, Ruth, Tamar and Esther. Each woman is depicted without a dominant male companion and featured in the Bible's more secular texts. The author evaluates each character's role as a female protagonist, and demonstrates how each story represents an innovative view of religion and a revisionist evaluation of women's roles"--Provided by publisher.
630 00 $aBible.$pO.T.$pRuth$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630 00 $aBible.$pO.T.$pEsther$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630 00 $aBible.$pO.T.$pGenesis XXXVIII$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
600 00 $aRuth$c(Biblical figure)
600 00 $aNaomi$c(Biblical figure)
600 00 $aEsther,$cQueen of Persia.
600 00 $aTamar,$cdaughter-in-law of Judah.
650 0 $aWomen in the Bible.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007027949.html