Inside the Red Tent (Popular Insights) [Paperback]

Sandra Hack Polaski (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 20, 2006 | Series: Popular Insights

The story of Dinah receives little more than a mention in the Bible, as it gives rise to a bloody massacre. Not so with Anita Diamant's The Red Tent (Picador 1998). Diamant weaves ancient history and culture with narrative fiction to draw a picture of what life might have been like for the women in Jacob's life. With skill and passion, Sandra Hack Polaski unravels the complexities of the biblical stories of Leah, Rachel, Zil?pah, Bil?hah, and Leah's daughter Dinah, probing aspects of The Red Tent that give us insight into the text and into the lives of women in the ancient Near East. Inside the Red Tent brings readers into the biblical and historical contexts of the world of Dinah and her four mothers, exploring their stories through the tradition of midrash, sound biblical scholarship, and archeological findings. She gives us a glimpse "inside the red tent" at the families, relationships, encounters, goddesses, and God that defined their lives and that define ours.

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This book is part of the Popular Insights Series. In the Popular Insights Series, novels are more than entertainment. They are an entry into theological discussions, bible and church history, scripture, and new understandings of ourselves and how we live in community. Written for individual reflection or group discussion, Popular Insights titles draw on today's most popular novels to explore biblical truths, popular beliefs, and personal faith.

About the Author

Sandra Hack Polaski is assistant professor of New Testament at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Virginia. She is the author of several books and articles including A Feminist Introduction to Paul (Chalice Press) and Inside the Red Tent (Chalice Press).

Product Details

• Paperback: 114 pages
• Publisher: Chalice Press (June 20, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0827230281
• ISBN-13: 978-0827230286
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #525,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Inside the Red Tent (Popular Insights), November 5, 2006

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IMTaylor - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inside the Red Tent (Popular Insights) (Paperback)

After reading the novel, The Red Tent, I found this a good follow-up to see further into the times of this setting. As we are studying Genesis for our Bible Study this year, I am encouraging my ladies to read both the novel and this interesting look into the women of Abraham's family.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good read, December 27, 2010

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Chelle Ray (Monroeville PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inside the Red Tent (Popular Insights) (Kindle Edition)

I really enjoyed reading this book. I appreciated the author doing this from Dinah's view since as written in the Bible the story is somewhat different. If you are considering this book it does not disappoint.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not that good, January 20, 2012

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Jaime Von Haugg - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inside the Red Tent (Popular Insights) (Kindle Edition)

I got this book because I like it as a view of the Bible stories from a different angle. What I didn't expect was how much goddess worship there was in it. Maybe I was naive in that thinking back then they accepted God faster. I didn't even finish it the first time I read it because I was saddened how the book depicted Rebecca. It was a good read to see how Women were back then. I wish we had the "Red Tent" now. 3 days off would be fantastic!!!