Sarah, the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac in Genesis, is a central biblical character because of her role in the establishment of the people later called Israel. In recent years, the image of Sarah has not fared well in scholarship where she is depicted as petty, indulgent, self-absorbed, and the oppressor of Hagar. This study examines Sarah and her role in Genesis to understand how women function in the biblical text, how the biblical writers constructed women's roles, and how this impacts a modern reading of the Hebrew Bible.

Book Information
ISBN 9780826416254
Author Tammi J. Schneider
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC