TY  - BOOK
AU  - Millgram,Hillel I.
TI  - Four biblical heroines and the case for female authorship: an analysis of the women of Ruth, Esther, and Genesis 38 
SN  - 9780786430819 (softcover : alk. paper)
AV  - BS 1315.52 .M55 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Jefferson, N.C.
PB  - McFarland & Co.
KW  - Ruth
KW  - Naomi
KW  - Esther,
KW  - Tamar
KW  - Bible
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Esther
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - Genesis XXXVIII
KW  - Women in the Bible
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; A 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
N2  - "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
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