Mothers of Promise: Women in the Book of GenesisEve, Noah's wife, Sarah, Tamar, Asenath, and others played a critical role in shaping the nation and faith of Israel. But we need to look closely at their stories to fully understand their impact. Respected Hebrew scholar and archaeologist Tammi Schneider takes us into the biblical account by carefully reading the stories of all the women in Genesis and illuminating the text with cultural background and archaeological insights. Her careful and creative approach challenges traditional ways of seeing these women and gives a fresh perspective on familiar stories. The result is a readable, thoughtful, and biblically grounded look at the roles and functions of Genesis women and a solid resource for studies of Genesis, women in the Bible, and women's issues. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 9 |
Matriarchs | 15 |
Mothers of Potential Heirs or Slaves Concubines Daughters | 101 |
Copyright | |
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Abimelech Abraham Abraham's servant actions Adah Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books appears Asenath Basemath bear children beauty Bethuel biblical Bilhah birth blessing Briggs brother Canaanite Carol Meyers characters child concern concubine Deborah Deity's promise described Dinah Egypt Egyptian Elohim Esau Esau's wives father female firstborn Frymer-Kensky garden gives Hagar Hebrew Bible highlights Hittite husband Ibid identified inherit the promise Isaac Ishmael Israelite Deity issue Jacob Joseph Judah Laban labeled Leah Leah's Lexicon Lot's daughters maid mandrakes marriage marry matriarchs meaning messengers Milcah mother Nahor naʻarah narrator notes object Paddan-aram Pharaoh pilegesh Potiphar prostitute Rachel rape reader Rebekah reference relationship Reuben reveals role Sarah says scholars sexual Shechem shiphchah sister situation slave sons speaks Speiser status story takes Tamar tells Terah teraphim term Testament text notes translation treated Trible veiled verb verse wife woman women in Genesis Women in Scripture Zilpah Zilpah and Bilhah