From Eve to Esther
Subtitle: rabbinic reconstructions of biblical women
By: Leila Leah Bronner.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Gender and the biblical tradition
Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Louisville, KY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Bible. O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.; Women in rabbinical literature.; Women in Judaism.; Women in the Bible.; Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism.
Description: This is the first book-length attempt to focus on female biblical figures in the ancient rabbinic writings of midrash and Talmud. Primary rabbinic sources employed by the author bring new life and insight into the stories of Eve, Deborah, Hannah, Serah bat Asher, and others. As women and men today attempt to reevaluate past historical models, it serves us well to understand the values and inner workings of rabbinic thinking.

The examination of what the sources actually say, and not what others would like them to have said, enable reinterpretation of women's role to proceed on an honest and authentic basis. Biblical women, reclaimed with contemporary midrash, can become paradigms for our modern lives.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-198) and indexes.