After the Apple: Women in the Bible: Women In the Bible - Timeless Stories of Love, Lust, and Longing - Hardcover

Rosenblatt, Naomi H

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786869089 ISBN 13: 9780786869084

Publisher: Miramax, 2005

Synopsis

In a powerful blend of history, psychology, and storytelling, Naomi Rosenblatt reinterprets the stories of the women of the Old Testament. Through her lens, we view these women with a new understanding, marveling at the very modern dilemmas and problems they confronted. Women everywhere will recognize their own struggles to love, to mother, to succeed in relationships, and to survive their way through a complicated world.

About this title

About the Author:

Naomi Harris Rosenblatt is an author, speaker, and therapist in private practice specializing in marital relationships. She is the author of Wrestling with Angels, and the audio book In God's Image. She lives in Washington, D.C.

From Publishers Weekly:

Revisiting the biblical tales surrounding some of the best-known women in Jewish lore, Rosenblatt dispels the pervasive notion many have that biblical matriarchs were weak and ineffective, demonstrating instead that these ancient dames took risks that often catapulted the struggling Jewish nation to survival and prominence. She infuses each chapter with her experience as a relationship therapist and brings timeless stories to life with a combination of personal and professional insight. Instead of viewing Eve as a temptress and sinner, Rosenblatt encourages readers to understand Eve's actions as a conscious rejection of "the stultifying monotony of her perfect paradisiacal life" and desire to transcend the limitations of the garden. Tamar's heroic act to right her situation as a beleaguered two-time widow results in the union from which King David would be born; Queen Esther's formidable courage in time of despair earns her people salvation and an opportunity for retribution; and Abigail, King David's second wife, saves her household from destruction with calm and confidence. Although parts of the book tend to overanalyze personalities and actions, and at times the author's expositions seem verbose, the overall flow is smooth and the stories engaging. Rosenblatt successfully places herself in the hearts and minds of ancient heroines and teaches her readers not just to study but to imagine. (Mar.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Miramax
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0786869089
• ISBN 13: 9780786869084
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288