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Reading the Women of the Bible: A New Interpretation of Their Stories

by Tikva Frymer-Kensky · 2002

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Reading the Women of the Bible takes up two of the most significant intellectual and religious issues of our day: the experiences of women in a patriarchal society and the relevance of the Bible to modern life.

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long · 480 pages

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