Out of the Garden: Women Writers on the Bible
by Celina Spiegel, Christina Büchmann (Editor)
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"By turns witty, erudite, probingly serious and sparklingly irreverent, these essays refresh our readings of the Bible, and deepen our vision of foundational feminist figures. A wonderfully thought-provoking and readable collection." EVA HOFFMAN Author of EXIT INTO HISTORY This is the first collection of essays in which women read and respond to the Bible out of pleasure and curiosity--reclaiming the Bible for women and showing readers that the Bible is a source we can return to again and show more again. Drawing on their own epxeriences and interests, Louise Erdrich, Cynthia Ozick, Fay Weldon, Phyllis Trible, Rebecca Goldstein, June Jordan, Ursula Le Guin, and twenty-one other writers boldly imaginatively--and sometimes reproachfully--address the Old Testament stories, characters, and poetry that mean the most to them. As with all great works of literature, it is a book that changes as we change, a garden in its own right whose pleasures are there for the taking, as are its surprises and thorny byways. show lessTags
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I only had time to read a few of these essays/commentaries/midrashim, but I liked them all. My biggest takeaway so far is from Norma Rosen's "Rebekah and Isaac: A Marriage Made in Heaven," when she suggests that just as Sarah used Hagar to provide a child to her husband Abraham, Rebekah considered using Hagar's son Ishmael to provide a child to her husband Isaac, Abraham's son.
I appreciated this read and found beauty in many of the stories in this collection, and the re-telling of stories from the Bible in a more feminist perspective.
A group of essays by women which bring new insights to familiar stories.
I really liked this book, especially Ursula Le Guin's She Unnames Them, and Barbara Grizzuti Harrison's A Meditation On Eve.
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- Bloom, Harold
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- English
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- Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies, General Nonfiction, Literature Studies and Criticism
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- 221.6 — Religion The Bible Old Testament (Tanakh) Bible. O.T.--exegesis
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- BS1171.2 .O45 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion The Bible The Bible Old Testament Works about the Old Testament Criticism and interpretation
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