Far More Precious than Jewels: Perspectives on Biblical Women / Edition 1

by Katheryn Pfisterer Darr

Overview

Using interpretation from modern critical scholars, rabbis, and feminist scholars, Katheryn Darr offers a fascinating book that provides new ways of understanding the stories of four biblical women. The author studies Ruth, a foreigner from Moab who became the ancestor of Israel's King David; Sarah, who lost hope of bearing a child yet she became the mother of Isaac and the entire Hebrew nation; Hagar, who was mistreated by Sarah, her boss, yet survived under persecution; and Esther, a Jewish queen of Persia who preserved her people despite a conspiracy at court.

The Gender and the Biblical Tradition series brings to a wide audience important new discoveries concerning women and the Bible, ancient Israel, and early Christianity. The books explore the role of sexuality within the biblical tradition and document the continuing influence of biblical treatments of gender on subsequent life and thought.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664251079
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	09/01/1991
Series:	Gender and the Biblical Tradition
Edition description:	1st ed
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1400L (what's this?)

About the Author

Katheryn Pfisterer Darr is Professor of Hebrew Bible at the Boston University School of Theology in Boston, Massachusetts. She was a 1989winner of Boston University's prestigious Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching. She is the author of several books, essays, and articles.

Editorial Reviews

Darr demonstrates the importance of considering various interpretations of biblical texts as she combines insights from modern critical scholarship, ancient rabbinical commentary, and contemporary feminist reflections with her own. She applies one or more of these approaches to biblical texts about Ruth, Sarah, Hagar, and Esther. Darr keeps in mind that the texts are literature, story, and that they provide insights into life and into women's value. Highly recommended for general and seminary libraries.

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