The Red Tent - 20th Anniversary Edition

by Diamant, Anita
ISBN: 9781250066619
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IN THE RED TENT-NOW A MAJOR LIFETIME MINISERIES EVENT STARRING MINNIE DRIVER, DEBRA WINGER, AND MORENA BACCARIN-ANITA DIAMANT BRINGS THE FASCINATING BIBLICAL CHARACTER OF DINAH TO VIVID LIFE.

Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis. In The Red Tent, Anita Diamant brings this fascinating biblical character to vivid life.

Told in Dinah's voice, the novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood-the world of the red tent. It begins with the story of Dinah's 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.

With over 3.3 million copies sold, The Red Tent is a modern classic loved throughout the world, and now on screen as an A&E/Lifetime mini-series.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Diamant, Anita
  • ISBN: 9781250066619
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.75 x 0.91
  • Number Of Pages: 352
  • Publication Year: 2014

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  • Voices of Biblical Women Brought Forth

    Victoria B. - 5 years ago

    The Red Tent is a novel at it's most basic front, but on a spiritual, Jewish front it is a Midrash. Midrash is a commentary on the Hebrew Scripture, rooted in the biblical text itself. Taking the story of Dinah, which is a brief and violent encounter during the story of Joseph, Anita Diamant looks between the lines at the lives and voices of the women who often serve as props and background in a biblical narrative. From Dinah's point of view, the four Matriarchs and wives of Jacob, Rachel, Leah, Zilpah, and Bilhah, become more than just names and vessels that bear the 12 Tribes of Israel. Each woman is complex and engaging, their choices very human. The Red Tent is a gathering of women in a physical tent while they are bleeding and ritually "impure". Often this is the setting for Dinah's understanding of the outer world, her family's history, work serve as the drama of her life. The women's work serves as the center of the story while the biblical drama happens on the outskirts.

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  • The Red Tent

    Jacqueline L. - 5 years 9 months ago

    Awesome book ! I couldn't put this book down. The story of Dinah and what she went through was written beautifully.