Anita Diamant's bestseller The Red Tent boldly reimagines the biblical story of Dinah, a woman who makes only a brief, tragic appearance in the book of Genesis. Diamant's controversial novel has fascinated countless readers and enraged others, who believe it takes too many liberties with Hebrew scripture. Learn more, and see what you think about this: How much of The Red Tent is really based on known biblical history?Why did Diamant make the changes she made to the original biblical story?Why is the story of Dinah so ...
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Anita Diamant's bestseller The Red Tent boldly reimagines the biblical story of Dinah, a woman who makes only a brief, tragic appearance in the book of Genesis. Diamant's controversial novel has fascinated countless readers and enraged others, who believe it takes too many liberties with Hebrew scripture. Learn more, and see what you think about this: How much of The Red Tent is really based on known biblical history?Why did Diamant make the changes she made to the original biblical story?Why is the story of Dinah so different when told from a woman's perspective?
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This book pointedly reveals the plight of the zwomen in historical Israel and the surrounding territories. Another point made was the worship practices of the time including sacrificial offerings and practices,
emily8
Sep 26, 2013
The Red Tent
I have referred it to half doz others and every one compliments. We are studying the 1st 5 books of the Old Testament and this book fits right in giving a glimpse of the way the women of this period may have lived.
Margaret R
Feb 3, 2011
Fascinating book: THE RED TENT
Read this book for a small study group. Found it fascinating with significant correlation to the Biblical account. Shed light on middle east life and ancient times. HIghly believable and a great read.
mitzi m
Dec 2, 2010
worth the read
This was a beautifully written book worth reading. I couldn't put it down. Not only would I recommend it I shared it with my
daughter and daughter-in-law.
We all read it within a week.
dogs4evr
Aug 12, 2010
Fantastic Story
My book club unanimously gave this book a 5, our highest rating. I was turning the pages at a great speed.
