Reading the Women of the Bible

"Frymer-Kensky has provided us with the best reading of stories about women in the Bible yet, applying her own analysis with brilliant results. Reading the Bible--any part of it--with a scholar of such breadth is invigorating. [A] wonderful . . . gem of a book." --Dr. Judith Hauptman, The Forward

"Frymer-Kensky backs up her theories with excellent research. Her almost line-by-line analysis of biblical chapters is scholarly, yet accessible and clear." --The Jerusalem Post

"Frymer-Kensky addresses both modern hypotheses and traditional beliefs, and refereshingly acknowledges which arguments can be supported and which questions remain unanswered. [A] very approachable text that streamlines what could otherwise be a complicated discussion." --Houston Chronicle

"This book has much to say about and to women of every era and age, but its spirit, scope, and breadth go beyond any generic limits; men--perhaps even more than women--can and should learn much from it, both about the Bible and the women in it." --David Noel Freedman, editor-in-chief, The Anchor Bible