Great Women of the Bible: In Art and Literature

By Dorothee Sölle

Historical fascination with women of the Bible has contributed a great wealth of artistic images, literature, legends, fables, & religious poetry to Western traditions. From heroic figures such as Judith & Esther to deep friends like Ruth and Naomi, the Bible presents a plentitde of women whose deeds & desires have inspired Western art.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800635574
• ISBN13: 9780800635572
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.8" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

An especially appropriate selection as a community library "Memorial Fund" acquisition.

Benefitting from the professional art direction of Anne-Marie Schniper and an informative Foreword by herbert Haag, "Great Women Of The Bible In Art And Literature" by Dorothee Soelle (Professor of Theology, Union Theological Seminary, New York City) and historian Joe H. Kirchberger, offers and showcases biographical synopsis of the stories of the eleven women named in the bible, and one referred to only as the 'Woman with the Ointment', as represented in literature and art over the centuries. The women include Eve and Lilith (Adam's first wife referred to in Judaic commentaries on the Torah), Sara and Hagar, Tamar, Ruth the Moabit, Abigail, Judith, Esther, Mary and Martha, and Mary of Magdala. Enhanced with a bibliography, and a listing of literary sources, "Great Women Of The Bible In Art And Literature" offers an informed and informative text based upon biblical and non-biblical sources, along with superb paintings and visual images - perhaps the most unusual of which is a depiction of Lilith taken from a Persian amulet. A simply beautiful book from beginning to end, "Great Women Of The Bible In Art And Literature" is especially recommended for personal, church, seminary, and academic library collections - and would make an especially appropriate selection as a community library "Memorial Fund" acquisition.