Warrior, dancer, seductress, queen : women in Judges and biblical Israel / Susan Ackerman.
Some of the Bible's most memorable characters are the women in the book of Judges. From Deborah and Jael to Delilah and Samson's mother, these women led the Israelites in battle, used their wits to defeat the enemy, their wiles to seduce mighty men, and their wisdom to prevail on God. In W...
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New York :
Doubleday,
1998.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Anchor Bible reference library.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : "Now the house was full of men and women" : female characters in the book of Judges
- "Awake! Awake! Utter a song!" : Deborah, women, and war
- "Most blessed of women" : Jael, women, and the cult
- "Out of the window she peered" : Sisera's mother, queen mothers, and the gods
- "You shall conceive and bear a son" : Manoah's wife, barren women, and the story of the virgin birth
- "Ravish them and do to them whatever you want" : Delilah, the Levite's concubine, and determining the status of men's lovers and wives
- "When the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances" : wine, women, and song.