I am--
Subtitle: biblical women tell their own stories
By: Athalya Brenner.
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Bible. O.T. -- History of Biblical events -- Fiction.; Women in the Bible -- Fiction.; Autobiographical fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Athalya Brenner presents fictionalized "autobiographies" of a dozen women and women groups in the Hebrew Bible, and also lets them share a conversation session. This allows her to include how these women have been interpreted {u2014} not only in the Bible itself, but also in Jewish and Christian traditions and by modern commentators. The result is a thoroughly engaging and insightful look at women, from a leading biblical interpreter who has a very creative edge to all her work.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-228) and index.
Table of contents: title: War, culture, wives-mothers from A to Z: we are Adah and Zillah; title: I am the twelfth sheep: Dinah; title: Lust is my middle name, I have no other: Potiphar's wife; title: I am the bird woman: Zipporah; title: I am Rahab, the broad; title: The three of us: Ruth, Naomi, Orpah; title: I am the glow: Ritzpah daughter of Ayah; title: A double date: we are Tamar and Tamar; title: My sons the generals: I am Zeruiah sister of David; title: I am the rat: Huldah the prophet; title: Love me tender, love me true: I am an anonymous woman from the Song of Songs; title: I am the convener; title: Goodbye.