Four Biblical Heroines and the Case for Female Authorship
This work examines the lives of four female characters in the Bible: Naomi, Ruth, Tamar and Esther. Their stories differ significantly from those of most female Biblical characters in that each woman is depicted without a dominant male companion and each is featured in the Bible''s more secular texts. The author evaluates each character''s role as a female protagonist, and demonstrates how each...
This work examines the lives of four female characters in the Bible: Naomi, Ruth, Tamar and Esther. Their stories differ significantly from those of most female Biblical characters in that each woman is depicted without a dominant male companion and each is featured in the Bible''s more secular texts. The author evaluates each character''s role as a female protagonist, and demonstrates how each...
