Feminist and (therefore?) sacrilegious?
John Ottinger III at Grasping for the Wind has reviewed "The Trouble with Heroes" story by story. Of mine, he says:
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“A Long Night in Jabbok (Or, Who, Exactly, Is In Charge Here?)” by Janna Silverstein is another Bible based story that explores the idea that great men only become great because they have great wives. Very feminist in tone, the story sees Rachel, not Jacob, as the hero of the great wrestling match that gave birth to the Israelite nation. Though a little sacrilegious (to me) I still found the story to be a creative reinterpretation of an old tale.
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I'll take it.
(Thanks for the tip, bravado111.)
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“A Long Night in Jabbok (Or, Who, Exactly, Is In Charge Here?)” by Janna Silverstein is another Bible based story that explores the idea that great men only become great because they have great wives. Very feminist in tone, the story sees Rachel, not Jacob, as the hero of the great wrestling match that gave birth to the Israelite nation. Though a little sacrilegious (to me) I still found the story to be a creative reinterpretation of an old tale.
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I'll take it.
(Thanks for the tip, bravado111.)