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"Good Girls, Bad Girls invites readers to take a more nuanced look at twelve women in the Old Testament, to explore their lives more deeply in historical context, and to grasp what these stories might mean to women today. T. J. Wray, a biblical scholar, asks readers to consider whether Jezebel was really as bad as generally believed, and includes women ranging from the infamous Delilah to the mysterious Witch of Endor. Impeccably researched and beautifully written, Good Girls, Bad Girls will appeal to both individual readers and groups interested in learning what the Bible really has to say about these twelve important women."--BOOK JACKET.
Good Girls, Bad Girls, is a wonderful, lively book that is based on good bible scholarship but is far from pedantic. Wray shows how important women in the bible subverted their patriarchal culture, and were tacitly acclaimed for doing so by the biblical writers. Without whitewashing the violent elements in the stories, she makes these figures come to life as key actors in Israel's faith and history.--Lisa Sowle Cahill, Monan Professor of Theology, Boston College
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Life for Women during Biblical Times | p. 7 |
| Liars, Lawbreakers, and Lovers | |
| A Woman with a Plan: Rebekah: Lover and Liar | p. 27 |
| The Hooker with a Heart of Gold: Rahab: Lover, Liar, and Lawbreaker | p. 43 |
| Tricks or Tryst?: Delilah: Lover | p. 55 |
| The Girl Next Door: Ruth: Lover | p. 67 |
| Not a Ghost of a Chance: The Witch of Endor: Lawbreaker | p. 79 |
| The Menace Beneath the Mascara: Jezebel: Liar and Lawbreaker | p. 89 |
| Victims, Volunteers, and Vindicators | |
| Baby, You Owe Me: The Widow Tamar: Victim and Vindicator | p. 101 |
| Big Sister Is Watching: Miriam: Volunteer | p. 113 |
| No Man's Lamb: Bathsheba: Victim and Vindicator | p. 125 |
| One Sick Brother: Tamar, Sister of Absalom: Victim | p. 137 |
| A Womb with a View: The Shunammite Woman: Volunteer | p. 149 |
| Dirty Old Men: Susanna: Victim and Vindicator | p. 161 |
| Concluding Thoughts | p. 171 |
| Resources | p. 185 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 189 |
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ISBN: 9780742562516
ISBN-10: 0742562514
Audience:
General
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 216
Published: November 2008
Dimensions (cm): 22.3 x 14.5
x 2.1
Weight (kg): 0.376
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