"RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament" . . "Bible. Esther" . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . "Four biblical heroines and the case for female authorship : an analysis of the women of Ruth, Esther and Genesis 38" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "\"This work examines the lives of Naomi, Ruth, Tamar and Esther. Each woman is depicted without a dominant male companion and featured in the Bible's more secular texts. The author evaluates each character's role as a female protagonist, and demonstrates how each story represents an innovative view of religion and a revisionist evaluation of women's roles\"--Provided by publisher" . "Criticism, interpretation, etc" . . . . "Four biblical heroines and the case for female authorship : an analysis of the women of Ruth, Esther, and Genesis 38" . "Four biblical heroines and the case for female authorship : an analysis of the women of Ruth, Esther, and Genesis 38"@en . . . . . "\"This work examines the lives of Naomi, Ruth, Tamar and Esther. Each woman is depicted without a dominant male companion and featured in the Bible's more secular texts. The author evaluates each character's role as a female protagonist, and demonstrates how each story represents an innovative view of religion and a revisionist evaluation of women's roles\"--Provided by publisher." . "\"This work examines the lives of Naomi, Ruth, Tamar and Esther. Each woman is depicted without a dominant male companion and featured in the Bible's more secular texts. The author evaluates each character's role as a female protagonist, and demonstrates how each story represents an innovative view of religion and a revisionist evaluation of women's roles\"--Provided by publisher."@en . . "Bible. Ruth" . . "Women in the Bible." . . "Bible. Genesis XXXVIII" . .