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by Liz Curtis Higgs (Author)
Higgs vuelve a revisar el conjunto de mujeres de la Biblia para su pr?xima entrega de su muy exitosa serie de Mujeres Malas de la Biblia. En tanto que Mujeres Malas de la Biblia y Mujeres Realmente Malas de la Biblia trataron de aquellas como Jezabel y Salom?, a menudo demostrando que estas mujeres no fueron tan nefastas como sugieren tradiciones posteriores, este libro toma un giro diferente, mirando a las que parecen ser cinco mujeres buenas de la Biblia y hall?ndolas con serias faltas. Concentr?ndose en G?nesis, Higgs se enfoca en Sara (mani?tica del control), Agar (llena de amargura), Rebeca (una intrigante maquinadora que mostraba favoritismo por sus hijos), Lea (otra intrigante) y Raquel (consumida por los celos). Un tema que emerge con claridad es c?mo la fertilidad, o la falta de ella, domin? las vidas de estas mujeres en una cultura patriarcal. Como siempre, el tono de Higgs es conversacional y amistoso, habl?ndole al lector en segunda persona al recalcar la lecci?n --y el humor-- en la historia de cada mujer. Como es su costumbre, Higgs combina con mucha habilidad relatos ficticios de mujeres malas contempor?neas con una ex?gesis profunda de las historias de sus contrapartes b?blicas. Higgs tambi?n revela sus propias trastadas al entretejer an?cdotas personales en cada cap?tulo, subrayando as? el tema general del libro: incluso las mujeres fieles pueden a veces hacer da?o y ser ego?stas.
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Higgs revisits the well of Biblical women for this next installment in her hugely successful Bad Girls of the Bible series. Whereas Bad Girls of the Bible and Really Bad Girls of the Bible tackled the Jezebels and Salomes, often demonstrating that these women were not as nefarious as later traditions would suggest, this one takes a different tack, looking at five seemingly good girls of the Bible and finding them seriously flawed. Focusing on Genesis, Higgs looks at Sarah (a control freak), Hagar (who was filled with bitterness), Rebekah (a conniving schemer who played favorites with her sons), Leah (another schemer) and Rachel (who was consumed by jealousy). One theme that emerges clearly is how fertility, or the lack of it, dominated these women's lives in a patriarchal culture. As always, Higgs's tone is chatty and girlfriendish, addressing the reader in the second person as she emphasizes the lesson---and the humor---in each woman's tale. As is her custom, Higg's capably blends fictional vignettes of contemporary bad girls with in-depth exegesis of their Biblical counterparts' stories. Higgs also reveals her own foibles as she weaves personal anecdotes into each chapter, underscoring the book's overall theme: even faithful women can sometimes be hurtful and selfish.
