Title: Holy lives, holy deaths : a close hearing of early Jewish storytellers /
Authors: Wire, Antoinette Clark.
Publisher: Brill,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Bible Legends History and criticism.; Bible. Criticism, Form.; Jewish legends History and criticism.; Jewish religious literature History and criticism.; Jews History; Zaddikim Legends History and criticism.; Storytelling Religious aspects Judaism; Storytelling Religious aspects Christianity.; Women storytellers.; Jewish legends History and criticism.
Contents: Pt. 1. Early Jewish stories of prophecy at birth -- pt. 2. Early Jewish stories of wondrous provision -- pt. 3. Early Jewish stories of prophets' signs -- Early Jewish stories of martyrdom and vindication -- Conclusion: Holiness enacted in early Jewish storytelling.