The fruit of her hands
Subtitle: psychology of the biblical woman
By: Matthew B. Schwartz and Kalman J. Kaplan.
Contributors: Kaplan, Kalman J.
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9780802817723
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Psychology.; Women in the Bible.
Description: "In much of Western literature and Greek mythology, women have an evident lack of purpose; a woman needs to either enter or leave a relationship in order to find herself and her own identity. Matthew Schwartz and Kalman Kaplan set out to prove that the converse is true in the text of the Hebrew Bible. Examining the stories of women in Scripture - Rebecca, Miriam, Gomer, Ruth and Naomi, Lot's wife, Zipporah, and dozens more - Schwartz and Kaplan illustrate the biblical woman's strong feminine sense of being crucial to God's plan for the world and for history, courageously seeking the greatest good for herself and others whatever the circumstances. Empowering, illuminating, and fascinating, The Fruit of Her Hands makes a singular contribution to the fields of biblical and women's studies."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The Greek model; title: The biblical model; title: Love and devotion; title: True and false knowledge; title: Reading Matthew's Gospel; title: Courage; title: Miriam and the Cushite woman; title: Unhealthy sexuality; title: Women as daughters; title: Women as wives; title: Women as mothers; title: Women in the home; title: Rejecting one's mission; title: Accepting one's mission.