000			02425cam a2200385 a 4500
001			ocn156874684
003			OCoLC
005			20251028093053.0
008			070710s2008 ncuab b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2007027949
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780786430819
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780786430819
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dYDX _dBAKER _dYDXCP _dIXA _dOCLCG _dBTCTA _dOCLCG _dVF$
020			_a9780786430819 (softcover : alk. paper)
020			_a0786430818 (softcover : alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)156874684
050	0	0	_aBS 1315.52 _b.M55 2008
049			_aVF$A
100	1		_aMillgram, Hillel I., _d1931-
245	1	0	_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	0	0	_aBible. _pRuth _xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630	0	0	_aBible. _pEsther _xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630	0	0	_aBible _pOld Testament _pGenesis XXXVIII _xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
600	0	0	_aRuth _c(Biblical figure)
600	0	0	_aNaomi _c(Biblical figure)
600	0	0	_aEsther, _cQueen of Persia.
600	0	0	_aTamar _c(Daughter-in-law of Judah)
650		0	_aWomen in the Bible.
999			_c126302 _d126302