Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testam
Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testam
from: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Product Description: Available for the first time in paperback, Women in Scripture is a landmark one-volume reference work exploring all the women mentioned in the Bible, named and unnamed, well known and heretofore not known at all. The book comprises more than 800 articles, written by the finest scholars in the field, that examine the numerous women who have often been obscured by the androcentric nature of the biblical record and by centuries of translation and interpretation that have paid little or no attention to them.
The women of scripture are remarkably varied—from prophets to prostitutes, military heroines to musicians, deacons to dancers, widows to wet nurses, rulers to slaves. Here are familiar faces, such as Eve, Judith, and Mary, seen anew with the full benefit of the most up-to-date biblical scholarship. But the most innovative aspect of the book is the section devoted to the many women who in the scriptures do not even have names.
In both scope and accessibility, Women in Scripture is an exceptional work. Combining rigorous scholarship with engaging prose, these articles on women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books, and the New Testament will inform, delight, and challenge all readers interested in the Bible.
Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 200 EAN: 9780802849625 Edition: illustrated edition ISBN: 0802849628 Label: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Manufacturer: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 612 Publication Date: August 01, 2001 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Studio: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Customer Reviews
Disappointed in this book
I got this book because I'm getting ready to study a few women of the Bible. I was greatly disappointed and had to stop ready when I looked up Ruth. The first sentence states that Ruth is probably a work of FICTION! Excuse me, but why are you presenting a book on the BIBLE and state anywhere in your book that any part of the BIBLE is FICTION? I had to shut the book and it will be returned. I'm shocked there are only 5 star reviews stating how great this book is for learning about the women when ... Read More