Reading the Lines: A Fresh Look at the Hebrew Bible

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Hendrickson Publishers, 2002 - Religion - 227 pages
An independent student of the Bible based in Connecticut, Reis offers insight on 11 passages of the Old Testament. Among them are the utility of the wife/sister motif, the bridegroom of blood, Jephthah's daughter, Saul and the witch of Endor, and women's agency and the rape of Tamar. Annotation c. B

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Rashomon and the Biblical Creation Narratives
15
A Note on Genesis 48
29
On the Utility of the WifeSister
37
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