The Red Tent

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Her name is Dinah In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that are about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons Told in Dinah s voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood the world of the red tent It begins with the story of her mothers Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah the four wives of Jacob They love Dinah and give her gifts that sustain her through a hard working youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land Dinah s story reaches out from a remarkable period of early history and creates an intimate connection with the past Deeply affecting, The Red Tent combines rich storytelling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction a new view of biblical women s society. New Read [ The Red Tent ] Author [ Anita Diamant ] – kino-fada.fr This was a very compelling read, and I don t have enough words to describe how beautiful the writing is Anita Diamant wove a very intricate and poignant story that captivated me, and I think I ll be moonstruck for a while The Red Tent follows the life of Jacob s daughter, Dinah, whose a minor character in the Book of Genesis Diamant pretty much expanded Dinah s story and it s told from her POV As her story unfolds, you will get to witness the lives of her mothers Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and This was a very compelling read, and I don t have enough words to describe how beautiful the writing is Anita Diamant wove a very intricate and poignant story that captivated me, and I think I ll be moonstruck for a while The Red Tent follows the life of Jacob s daughter, Dinah, whose a minor character in the Book of Genesis Diamant pretty much expanded Din...The Red Tent is very loosely based on the story of Dinah in Genesis, and it is a book that is very easy to read Dinah s tale is one that deserves fleshing out in the Bible it is an interesting though undeveloped and uncertain chronicle The author does a fairly decent job of developing her female characters, but her male characters are largely flat, stereoty...I was at Border s Express one day searching for a little something to curl up in a chair with for an extended period of time When I was approached by a clerk asking me if I needed help with anything, I KNOW, WEIRD , right Customer service Who knew it even existed any Anywho, I made my desire known to the saleswoman and she points me to thisI immediately think to myself, Oh crap a religious book I know I m taking a chance at offending the church goers among you, but let s not throw I was at Border s Express one day searching for a little something to curl up in a chair with for an extended period of time When I was approached by a clerk asking me if I needed help with anything, I KNOW, WEIRD , right Customer service Who knew it even existed any Anywho, I made my desire known to the saleswoman and she points me to thisI immediately think to myself, Oh crap a religious book I know I m taking a chance at offending the church goers among you, but let s not throw stones Think totally oppressed religious upbringing, among the most offensive group of hypocrites you can imagine and perhaps you can cut me some slack Okay, so back to the book.Be...In Hebrew literature, there is a form called Midrash which in essence is an exegesis on Hebrew texts Even though I m not Jewish, I would personally categorize this book as Midrash.Why Because Anita Diamant does not stray from the Jacob Dinah story in the bible one whit Many people who read this book and then go back to the biblical texts are surprised to find that there are h...Are you ready to go into the Red Tent JACOB S DINASTY THE REALITY SHOW We have been lost to each other for so long My name means nothing to you My memory is dust This is not your fault, or mine The chain connecting mother to daughter was broken and the word passed to the keeping of men, who had no way of knowing. Disfunctional family falls short to describe Jacob s household.Nowadays, it would be easily a high rating TV reality show Jacob, a weak man put into the stressing place of bein Are you ready to go into the Red Tent JACOB S DINASTY THE REALITY SHOW We have been lost to each other for so long My name means nothing to you My memory is dust This is not your fault, or mine The chain connecting mother to daughter was broken and the word passed to the keeping of men, who had no way of knowing. Disfunctional family falls short to describe Jacob s household.Nowadays, it would be easily a high rating TV reality show Jacob, a weak man put into the stressing place of be...My mom got me this book for Christmas mainly because she wanted to read it I read the summary on the back and I was intrigued, but wasn t intending to pick it up right away until my mom demanded that I read it as soon as possible so she could read it So I did I read it in a day.I m a fast reader no matter what, but give me a good book, I ll finish it faster than usual This book was good Excellent I was drawn in with the first word There were stories within stories and I was able to follow My mom got me this book for Christmas mainly because she wanted to read it I read the summary ...Anita Diamant image from her site The Red Tent offers a female perspective on the biblical tales of Jacob, father to the twelve tribes of Israel, and his family, people with some serious issues, who would be right at home on HBO, with copious quantities of blood and betrayal to hold one s interest Dinah was the only daughter of Jacob It is through her eyes and her retelling of others tales that we see the world of that time, the social organization within the family, how they related to oth Anita Diamant image from her site The Red Tent offers a female perspective on the biblical tales of Jacob, father to the twelve tribes of Israel, and his family, people with some serious issues, who would be right at home on HBO, with copious quantities of blood and betrayal to hold one s interest Dinah was the only daughter of Jacob It is through her eyes and her retelling of others tales that we see the world of that time, the social organization within the fa...Anytime a work of fiction targets a Judeo Christian audience, it s hard to rate Should religious doctrine be taken into account, or should we judge it solely on it s merits as a good story Because I think some of thenegative reviews of The Red Tent are in regards to its biblical inaccuracies Let me start by saying that if you re a moral conservative who believes in the Old Testament, I d advise caution before reading this book That s not to say you shouldn t read it just be aware befo Anytime a work of fiction targets a Judeo Christian audience, it s hard t...The ONLY reason I read this is because a post menopausal lady I worked with at the time said, Hey this book is great you ll love it You have to read it and tell me what you think my book club is reading it I got it at Costco So about four chapters into it I thought, wait this is really depressing and I don t want to even finish reading this when I can read my Bridget Jones talk about Vodka and Pride and Prejudice But I already told her I would finish reading it and she was expecting f The ONLY reason I read this is because a post menopausal lady I worked with at the time said, Hey this book is great you ll love it You have to read it and tel...My frustration with this book stemmed primarily from the depiction of the various characters I liked the writing, I liked the way Diamant addresses the contemporary socio cultural issues, and I thought the characterization was quite vivid I just didn t agree with the way the characters were presented Yes, the people in the Bible were real people with varied flaws and gifts, but I didn t like the portrayal of so many of them as petty and conniving And I especially didn t like the sexual depic My frustration with this book stemmed primarily from the depiction of the various characters I liked the writing, I liked the way Diamant addresses the contemporary socio cultural issues, and I thought the characterization was quite vivid I just didn t agree with the way the characters were presented Yes, the people in the Bible were real people with varied flaws and gifts, but I didn t like the ...

The Red Tent
  • English
  • 12 June 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 336 pages
  • 0312353766
  • Anita Diamant
  • The Red Tent