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An award-winning study of the women of the Old Testament includes coverage of such figures as Sarah, Rebecca, and Rachel and describes how their lives serve as examples of women as victors, victims, brides and wives, and the voice of God. Reprint.
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Winner of the National Jewish Book Award • Reading the Women of the Bible takes up two of the most significant intellectual and religious issues of our day: the experiences of women in a patriarchal society and the relevance of the Bible to modern life.“Frymer-Kensky addresses both modern hypotheses and traditional beliefs, and acknowledges which arguments can be supported and which questions remain unanswered. [A] very approachable text.” —Houston Chronicle
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