I Am...: Biblical Women Tell Their Own Stories (2005 Brenner), novel

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I Am...: Biblical Women Tell Their Own Stories (2005) is a novel by Athalya Brenner.

Abstract

"Athalya Brenner presents fictionalized "autobiographies" of a dozen women and women groups in the Hebrew Bible, and also lets them share a conversation session. This allows her to include how these women have been interpreted - not only in the Bible itself, but also in Jewish and Christian traditions and by modern commentators. The result is a thoroughly engaging and insightful look at women, from a leading biblical interpreter who has a very creative edge to all her work."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2005.

Contents

War, culture, wives-mothers from A to Z: we are Adah and Zillah -- I am the twelfth sheep: Dinah -- Lust is my middle name, I have no other: Potiphar's wife -- I am the bird woman: Zipporah -- I am Rahab, the broad -- The three of us: Ruth, Naomi, Orpah -- I am the glow: Ritzpah daughter of Ayah -- A double date: we are Tamar and Tamar -- My sons the generals: I am Zeruiah sister of David -- I am the rat: Huldah the prophet -- Love me tender, love me true: I am an anonymous woman from the Song of Songs -- I am the convener -- Goodbye.

External links

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