The Red Tent
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (748 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000056F1O |
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| Number of Pages | : | 250 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Told in Dinah's voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood—the world of the red tent. Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that are about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons. They love Dinah and give her gifts that sustain her through a hard-working youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah's story reaches out from a remarkable period of early history and creates an intimate connection with the past. Deeply affecting, The Red Tent combines rich storytelling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction: a n
As she reveals these sensual and emotionally charged stories we learn of birthing miracles, slaves, artisans, household gods, and sisterhood secrets. "Like any sisters who live together and share a husband, my mother and aunties spun a sticky web of loyalties and grudges," Anita Diamant writes in the voice of Dinah. They told me things I was too young to hear. They held my face between their hands and made me swear to remember." Remembering women's earthy stories and passionate history is indeed the
Beautiful, feminine, powerful, heartbreaking I watched the mini series before I read this book mostly because I didn't know it was a book first. I had always been captivated by the women that the Bible mentions but doesn't elaborate on, Dinah being one of them. Biblically accurate, not entirely but that's to be expected and didn't shock or offended me. As a woman and mother to a daughter, this makes me want to teach her well of herself and myself and her holy calling. This book is beautiful and devastating in all the grief and betrayal. But still, all the birth. All the life. God is between the lines, even if His ni. "This is not a good book for someone who is trying to learn the" according to Claire. This is not a good book for someone who is trying to learn the story of Jacob. I read half and had to stop. At one point in the story, it talks about Jacob telling the story of Abram. However, the author writes that Sarai was a priestess, and that a goddess came upon her and made her with child. This is not at all what the Bible teaches. There are many things in the Bible that you can let your mind wonder about like how the conversation went between Jonathan and David when Saul tries to kill David and how the people of Egypt were probably screaming and crying when God was. "Inspiring Women" according to Amazon Customer. Compelling and lovingly drawn story of the life of Dinah, who was the daughter of Jacob and Leah in Genesis, and whose story is unknown. Rich in historical context and detail, the author imagines the roles of women in this time and the power and influence that they may have had in their families and larger society. I found it to be a true affirmation of me as a woman. As in our current times, the power of an individual woman or man varies according to circumstances, personal qualities, and possibly fate. This is a much -loved and acclaimed book since it's publication in 1