Sarah Laughed
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (760 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000EUMM5C |
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| Number of Pages | : | 287 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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is what I ordered and I am a very satisfied Rep This item is what I ordered and I am a very satisfied customer. arrived quickly and in great shape Nat Cohen It was purchased for book club. It arrived on time and in time for the first meeting. It is a great read.. "Lovely, Full of Comfort and Learned Wisdom" according to Amazon Customer. Vanessa Ochs has written a lovely book in which she fleshes out the stories of Old Testament women - stories that, very often, are short on detail and leave us with more questions than answers. In the process of filling in the gaps with imaginative and meditative narratives, Ochs supplies ideas on how modern women may use the lessons of our Old Testament forebearers to ease our souls, bodies and minds.The book is di
From Eve’s rebellious taste of wisdom to the righteous anger of Job’s wife, each woman’s story is retold in imaginative prose and accompanied by meaningful rituals.. Intimate, familiar, and wise, the heroines in Sarah Laughed are revealed to be inspiring role models for women today. In the inspirational tradition of the bestseller The Red Tent, a powerful retelling of the stories of Old Testament matriarchs“In Ochs’s hands, each story becomes a wellspring of insights that can empower us to think and act differently in our own lives.” —Jewish Woman“Ardently and
All rights reserved. Director of Jewish Studies at the University of Virginia, Ochs uses her own research with unobtrusive grace to shed light on gaps in the biblical stories. Most often, she is successful, as when she discusses well-known figures like Sarah, laughing in reaction to the news that she will bear a child in her old age. We can hear her laughter when we hold on to our dreams and when we decide it's time to relinquish them." Even when she grapples with enigmatic or tragic women, like Jephthah's daughter, Ochs finds parallels between their stories and the dilemmas of her modern readers. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. "Sarah's laughter gives us perspective on our yearning. . From Publishers Weekly With warmth, erudition and a very contemporary sensibi