{"product_id":"the-women-of-israel-volume-2-or-characters-and-sketches-from-the-holy-scriptures-and-jewish-history-paperback-9781108019385","title":"The Women of Israel: Volume 2; Or, Characters and Sketches from the Holy Scriptures, and Jewish History (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108019385","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Women of Israel: Volume 2\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOr, Characters and Sketches from the Holy Scriptures, and Jewish History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1845, this series of biographical essays considers the female perspective and experience of Jewish history.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGrace Aguilar (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108019385, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 October 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e498 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGrace Aguilar (1818–1847), a prolific nineteenth-century novelist and Jewish historian of Sephardic descent, was better known for her works of fiction, but in this 1845 publication she addresses Jewish history from a female perspective. These two volumes consist of a series of biographical essays on Old Testament, Talmudic and modern Jewish women. Aguilar identifies a need for more female biography of scripture, postulating a continuity between the biblical matriarchs and the Jewish women of her generation. Addressing a female readership, Aguilar writes in a didactic and highly evangelical tone characteristic of the period, using her historical discussion to argue for the emancipation of Jews, particularly Jewish women, who should also have full access to all Jewish religious texts. This second volume focuses on Aguilar's latter four periods of history. For more information on this author, see http:\/\/orlando.cambridge.org\/public\/svPeople?person_id=aguigr\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFourth Period. The Monarchy: 1. Michal\u003cbr\u003e 2. Abigail\u003cbr\u003e 3. Wise woman of Tekoah. Woman of Abel. Rispah. Prophet's widow\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Shunammite\u003cbr\u003e 5. Little Israelitish maid. Huldah\u003cbr\u003e Fifth Period. Babylonian Captivity: 1. The Captivity. Review of Book of Ezra. Suggestions as to the identity of Ahasuerus of Scripture. Choice of Esther\u003cbr\u003e 2. Esther continued\u003cbr\u003e 3. Esther concluded\u003cbr\u003e 4. Review of events narrated in Ezra and Nehemiah\u003cbr\u003e Sixth Period. Continuance of the Second Temple: 1. Review of Jewish history, from the return from Babylon to the appeal of Hyrcanus and Aristobulus to Pompey\u003cbr\u003e 2. From the appeal to Pompey to the death of Herod\u003cbr\u003e 3. From the death of Herod to the war\u003cbr\u003e 4. The martyr-mother\u003cbr\u003e 5. Alexandra\u003cbr\u003e 6. Mariamne\u003cbr\u003e 7. Mariamne continued\u003cbr\u003e 8. Mariamne continued\u003cbr\u003e 9. Mariamne concluded. Alexandra. Salome\u003cbr\u003e 10. Helena. Berenice\u003cbr\u003e 11. General remarks\u003cbr\u003e Seventh Period. Women of Israel in the Present, as Influenced by the Past: 1. The war and dispersion. Thoughts on the Talmud\u003cbr\u003e 2. Talmudic ordinances and tales\u003cbr\u003e 3. Effects of dispersion. General remarks.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20c%201800%20to%20c%201900%20%20%5BDSBF%5D%22\"\u003eDSBF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265947455768,"sku":"9781108019385","price":36.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108019385i_43377e68-32f0-4980-8d6e-4a2c28717b72.jpg?v=1694869537","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-women-of-israel-volume-2-or-characters-and-sketches-from-the-holy-scriptures-and-jewish-history-paperback-9781108019385","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}