Works - Softcover

Grace Aguilar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461604388 ISBN 13: 9780461604382

Publisher: HardPress, 2016

Synopsis

Works by Grace Aguilar. The Women of Israel collects a multi-period study of biblical women—Eve, Sarah, Rebekah, Leah, and Rachel—and extends to the Exodus, the Law, and the eras of the Judges and early monarchy. Aguilar argues that the Mosaic law elevated women and refutes charges of Jewish degradation, asserting women’s equality, duties, and dignity. The book offers intimate biographies of Eve, Hagar, Miriam, Deborah, Ruth, Naomi, Hannah, and others, framing their lives as mirrors of contemporary female virtue and spiritual strength. It emphasizes prayer, motherhood, marriage, widowhood, vows, and domestic duties, and champions education and moral autonomy for women within the framework of the Mosaic tradition. Originally published in 1870, The Women of Israel is a devotional historical compilation designed to inspire piety, nurture national and religious identity, and affirm the rightful place of women in biblical and Jewish history.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461604388
• ISBN 13: 9780461604382
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296