Princess Tamar's Tears
Princess Tamar's Tears

Author: Norma Evans Barber

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2010-01-11

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 1450002668

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The Faces series is an attempt to paint as honestly as possible the faces of characters we read about in the Bible so that readers can identify and relate to the naked, common-life truths that these characters present and hold to the promises that each story or event offers to us as we seek to know and walk with God. Walking through the Bible, an adult Sunday School class enters 11 Samuel 13, a dark room where a princess is found weeping. She has been sexually abused by her half brother while her family members conspire a cover-up. Her own brother, her mothers son, secretly vows revenge on the aggressor as well as on his father, King David. The succeeding chaos multiplies, and Tamar, the victim, sticks her face out of the closet to tell the pain of it all, only to find that her story holds relevant connections to a number of class members and, in fact, to many readers in the contemporary world.

Wom(b)an: A Cultural-Narrative Reading of the Hebrew Bible Barrenness Narratives
Wom(b)an: A Cultural-Narrative Reading of the Hebrew Bible Barrenness Narratives

Author: Janice P. De-Whyte

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-06-12

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 900436630X

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In Wom(b)an: A Cultural-Narrative Reading of the Hebrew Bible Barrenness Narratives Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte offers a reading of the Hebrew Bible barrenness narratives. The original word “wom(b)an” visually underscores the centrality of a productive womb to female identity in the ANE and Hebrew contexts. Conversely, barrenness was the ultimate tragedy and shame of a woman. Utilizing Akan cultural custom as a lens through which to read the Hebrew barrenness tradition, De-Whyte uncovers another kind of barrenness within these narratives. Her term “social barrenness” depicts the various situations of childlessness that are generally unrecognized in western cultures due to the western biomedical definitions of infertility. Whether biological or social, barrenness was perceived to be the greatest threat to a woman’s identity and security as well as the continuity of the lineage. Wom(b)an examines these narratives in light of the cultural meanings of barrenness within traditional cultures, ancient and present.

Dangerous Sisters of the Hebrew Bible
Dangerous Sisters of the Hebrew Bible

Author: Amy Kalmanofsky

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1451469950

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Fathers, sons, and mothers take center stage in the Bibles grand narratives, Amy Kalmanofsky observes. Sisters and sisterhood receive less attention in scholarship but, she argues, play an important role in narratives, revealing anxieties related to desire, agency, and solidarity among women playing out (and playing against) their roles in a patrilineal society. Most often, she shows, sisters are destabilizing figures in narratives about family crisis, where property, patrimony, and the resilience of community boundaries are at risk. Kalmanofsky demonstrates that the particular role of sisters had important narrative effects, revealing previously underappreciated dynamics in Israelite society.

Larentina
Larentina

Author: Linda D. Coker

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2011-01-13

Total Pages: 489

ISBN-13: 1450279368

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Belinda Bishop is about to begin her military career. As she recalls her great grandmothers telling of the legend of her mythical ancestorLarentina, known as the She Wolf of ancient Sparta, who was the presumed daughter of Zeus Belinda draws inspiration from a woman who both lived and most likely died by the sword, proved she was equal to men, and represented courage and opportunity for all women. As the daughter of a royal family, Larentinas epic journey begins in fifth century BC, in the land of Sparta. Throughout Larentinas lifes journey, she uncovers the mysteries of her heritage, her surroundings, and her abilities to affect the future and the world around her. As she grows from a strong and mysterious child into a sensual and independent woman, Larentina inspires the women around her to see no limits on their abilities and on their power to influence others. As Belinda learns the ways that Larentina exposes the hypocrisy of a tyrannical political and religious system, she must decide how to make positive changes in her own flawed world. Larentina is an unforgettable mythical tale of bravery, strength, and the willingness to sacrifice everything for ideals, honor, and family.

Tamar
Tamar

Author: Irene Elizabeth G. Williams

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2016-04-28

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1524600016

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Tamar, a beautiful young princess of Israel, Palestine, daughter of King David, was ruthlessly raped by her half-brother, Amnon, who was infatuated with her, ill-advised by his cousin Jonadab to rape her, knowing that she was a virgin. The rape destroyed many lives, including that of Amnon, who was murdered by his brother Absalom, later killed in the civil war, where thousands of lives were lost. The rape had one ripple effect after another on King Davids family and became a national disaster, destroying many innocent lives.

THE DARKAN CONSPIRACY
THE DARKAN CONSPIRACY

Author: Carolyn R Scheidies

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-09-24

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 131250322X

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THE DARKAN CONSPIRACY is filled with a novel of action, adventure, mystery, war and romance as the characters confront and seek to defeat the rebellious Darkan Master and his cohorts. Think Medieval Fantasy.

Rejected Princesses
Rejected Princesses

Author: Jason Porath

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2016-10-25

Total Pages: 653

ISBN-13: 0062405381

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Blending the iconoclastic feminism of The Notorious RBG and the confident irreverence of Go the F**ck to Sleep, a brazen and empowering illustrated collection that celebrates inspirational badass women throughout history, based on the popular Tumblr blog. Well-behaved women seldom make history. Good thing these women are far from well behaved . . . Illustrated in a contemporary animation style, Rejected Princesses turns the ubiquitous "pretty pink princess" stereotype portrayed in movies, and on endless toys, books, and tutus on its head, paying homage instead to an awesome collection of strong, fierce, and yes, sometimes weird, women: warrior queens, soldiers, villains, spies, revolutionaries, and more who refused to behave and meekly accept their place. An entertaining mix of biography, imagery, and humor written in a fresh, young, and riotous voice, this thoroughly researched exploration salutes these awesome women drawn from both historical and fantastical realms, including real life, literature, mythology, and folklore. Each profile features an eye-catching image of both heroic and villainous women in command from across history and around the world, from a princess-cum-pirate in fifth century Denmark, to a rebel preacher in 1630s Boston, to a bloodthirsty Hungarian countess, and a former prostitute who commanded a fleet of more than 70,000 men on China’s seas.