Images of Faith: Spirituality of Women in the Old TestamentOrbis Books, 1994 - 225 pagine Presents a re-reading of the stories of Old Testament women, highlighting their spirituality and exploring their experiences in the light of Third-World women today. Part One discusses the stories of eight Old Testament women. The meditations on these images of faith draw attention to the all-too-similar experiences of crisis and abandonment, oppression and injustice, poverty and ignorance, prejudice and isolation, which form the disturbing and poignant links between these Old Testament women and their sisters today. Part Two is devoted to prayers by six other women of the Old Testament which invite the reader to join in and to see through the eyes of these women who, though of a world long ago and far away, still speak for and to the reader today. |
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Abigail Abraham Abram Ahinoam allow Ammonites ancient Asian become Bible blessing Boaz Boaz's Book of Kings Book of Ruth breathing Canaanite chapter child daugh David death Deborah desert divine Elijah Elisha Elohist emptiness enemy Esther evil father fear feelings Filipina foreign Gallares give glean God's Hagar heart hospitality human husband Ibid IMAGES OF FAITH Ishmael Israel Israelites Jephthah's daughter Joshua Judith king Laffey land lives Lord miracle Miriam Moab mother mother-in-law Nabal narrator Nena Old Testament one's oppression Orpah patriarchal person Philippines poor Prayer Experience Prayer in Action prayer of lament prayer process PRAYING promise prophet prostitute Rahab re-reading reflection response Ruth and Naomi Ruth's sacrifice Sarah Sarai Scripture servant Sisera situation slave song sons spies spirituality story suffering Tamez Theology tion today's Trible unnamed Viviano widow of Zarephath wife woman women words Yahweh Yahwist Zarephath