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Listen to Her Voice: Women of the Hebrew Bible

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This is an enlightening piece of work. I suggest it for everyone, especially young men and women entering adulthood. It makes a great Bar or Bat Mitzvah gift!!!

This is the most wonderful Book I have ever read. I wished I could have had a book like this in my 20's . Mothers, buy this for your daughters. Nothing I have ever read has given me so much. This is Book is a treasure.


Pamela Patterson
Port Arthur, Texas

I found the book most enlightening. It seems that so much of religous thought and teaching of Judao/Chritian religions Leave out the feminine voices and personalities of the old testament. I was very impressed with what these women accomplished with their lives and with Layne Redmond's midrash type commentary after each. I learned more than I have for years about God / Goddess working through people.

For a woman who has rarely if ever entered the world of the Bible without being daunted by the emphasis on the masculine, this book is an exquisite exploration into the Bible's women, into their connection with contemporary women, validating at once their intelligence, their sexuality, their emotional passion ... ultimately, at least for me, their connection to the modern woman. A no holds barred look at women without being intimidated by the Book that holds their stories. And, is it not amusing, that the cover image of Rebecca looks almost exactly like Monica Lewinsky although the story that most resembles Monica's is actually Delilah's. A great Chanukah or Bat Mitzvah gift.

I have just finished using this book as the primary text for a Women's study. For eighteen plus women who met for six weeks and covered the first six chapters this was a wonderful text. Lots of discussion and excitement. Wonderful art! Miki Raver offers a new and refreshing look at the women from the OT we thought we knew.
I also used Marsha Mirkin's book 'Women Who Danced by the Sea' as an additional resource. For those who want to explore the role of women in the fulfillment of God's plan I would recommend these texts.

Miki Raver gently guides and encourages the reader to know of the lives of women who are as real in 1998 as they were in history. I could not put this book down and treasure it. I hope the author writes another one soon. It makes a fabuous gift.

Miki River gives voice to the voices we have never really heard before, although their names and circumstances are well known to us. Finally, the power and the glory of these utterly modern women resonate deeply and joyfully.

To combine great beauty, wonderful words, and intelligent insight in a book is a triumph. The highest recommendation for any reader of truth and beauty.

The joy of this book is not limited to finding about women in the Bible. It is quick look over the biblical history of Judaism. The mostly European artist painting renditions of these women could probably make for a good college disseration. The author first puts the biblical narrative in the story of each women and then comments on the story. Her comments are for the most part thoughtful and worthwhile reading. The author sometimes gets into the trap which says women can do no wrong, which does not serve her story well, but this is just a minor quibble.

An amazingly clear view into the lives of women of the bible. The greatness of this work, besides its unbelievable clarity and great beauty is its connection to women of today. Delilah and Monica Lewinsky have more in common than just a beautiful face and an attraction to strong men. Wow! I really love this book.