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Out of the Garden: Women Writers on the Bible
Out of the Garden Women Writers on the Bible
Author: Celina Spiegel (Editor), Christina Buchmann (Editor)
As the one work that has held moral and religious sway over the Judeo-Christian tradition for thousands of years, the Bible is unsurpassed in world literature. For women, its meaning is particularly complex; traditionally, the Bible has been used to keep women in their place, but it has also been a book of enduring inspiration. Out of the Ga...  more » marks a new stage in women's relations to the Bible: this is the first collection of essays in which women read and respond to the Bible out of pleasure and curiosity -- free to explore what is really relevant to women's lives. 

Drawing on their own experiences and interests, Louise Erdrich, Cynthia Ozick, Fay Weldon, Phyllis Trible, Rebecca Goldstein, June Jordan, Ursula K. 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. Thoughtful, challenging, and playful, these beautifully written essays explore the Bible in fresh new ways. Out of the Garden reclaims the Bible for women and shows readers that the Bible is a source we can return to again and again. 
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ISBN-13: 9780449910177
ISBN-10: 0449910172
Publication Date: 5/10/1995
Pages: 351
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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
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This book is an intelligent collection of essays from women writers. They write on everyone from Job to the Queen of Sheba, and it's never less than engaging.
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