TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zucker,David J.
AU  - Reiss,Moshe
TI  - The Matriarchs of Genesis: seven women, five views 
SN  - 9781498272766
AV  - BS575 .Z83 2015
U1  - 222.110922 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Eugene, Oregon
PB  - Wipf & Stock
KW  - Bible
KW  - Genesis
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - fast
KW  - Matriarchs (Bible)
KW  - Women in the Bible
KW  - Matriarches (Bible)
KW  - Femmes dans la Bible
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Biblical Commentary
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Biblical Criticism & Interpretation
KW  - Biblical Studies
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Introduction. General introduction ; Sources ; Themes ; A final note -- Sarah. Biblical Sarah ; Early extra-biblical literature's Sarah ; The Rabbis' Sarah ; Contemporary scholarship ; Feminist thought ; Addition/excursus ; Summary and conclusion -- Hagar. biblical Hagar ; Early extra-Biblical literature's Hagar ; The rabbis' Hagar ; Contemporary scholarship ; Feminist thought ; Summary and conclusion -- Rebekah. Biblical Rebekah ; Early extra-biblical literature's Rebekah ; The rabbis' Rebekah ; Contemporary scholarship ; Feminist thought ; Addition/excursus ; Summary and conclusion -- Leah. Biblical Leah ; Early extra-biblical literature's Leah ; The rabbis' Leah ; Contemporary scholarship ; Feminist thought ; Summary and conclusion -- Rachel. Biblical Rachel ; Early extra-biblical literature's Rachel ; The rabbis' Rachel ; Contemporary scholarship ; Feminist thought ; Summary and conclusion -- Bilhah and Zilph. Biblical Bilhah and Zilpah ; Early extra-biblical literature's Bilhah and Zilpah ; The rabbis' Bilhah and Zilpah ; Contemporary scholarship ; Feminist thought ; Summary and conclusion
N2  - Sarah. Hagar. Rebekah. Leah. Rachel. Bilhah. Zilpah. These are the Matriarchs of Genesis. A people's self-understanding is fashioned on their heroes and heroines. Sarah, Rebekah, Leah, and Rachel--the traditional four Matriarchs--are important and powerful people in the book of Genesis. Each woman plays her part in her generation. She interacts with and advises her husband, seeking to achieve both present and future successes for her family. These women act decisively at crucial points; through their actions and words, their family dynamics change irrevocably. Unlike their husbands, we know little of their unspoken thoughts or actions. What the text in Genesis does share shows that these women are perceptive and judicious, often seeing the grand scheme with clarity. While their stories are told in Genesis, in the post-biblical world of the Pseudepigrapha, their stories are retold in new ways. The rabbis also speak of these women, and contemporary scholars and feminists continue to explore the Matriarchs in Genesis and later literature. Using extensive quotations, we present these women through five lenses: the Bible, Early Extra-Biblical Literature, Rabbinic Literature, Contemporary Scholarship, and Feminist Thought. In addition, we consider Hagar, Abraham's second wife and the mother of Ishmael, as well as Bilhah and Zilpah, Jacob's third and fourth wives
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