A Midrashic Lens On Biblical Women

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. היושבת בגנים חברים מקשיבים לקולך השמיעיני v
3. Contents vii
4. Credits ix
5. Preface xi
6. Introduction 1
7. A Feminist Jewish Interpretation Of The Bible 3
8. Dinah The Daughter 27
9. Did Miriam Talk Too Much? 41
10. Metaphors Count 53
11. Is Kinyan Only A Metaphor? 59
12. God Is To Israel As Husband Is To Wife: The Metaphoric Battering Of Hosea’s Wife 69
13. Will The Real Hagar Please Stand Up? 91
14. A Midrashic Lens On Biblical Women 99
15. Jerusalem The Widow 115
16. The Barrenness Of Miriam: A Midrash On The Haftara Of Ki Tetzeh (Isaiah 54) 127
17. A Midrash on Ki Tetzeh 149
18. Feminist Jewish Reconstruction Of Prayer 153
19. Modern Midrash Unbound: Who’s Not Afraid Of Goddess Worship? 161
20. Akeda Revisited 167
21. Vashti Unrobed 171
22. A Passover Triptych 173
23. Works Consulted 175
24. About The Author 191