{"product_id":"2940169078992","title":"The Red Tent : 20th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeeply affecting, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Tent\u003c\/i\u003e combines rich storytelling with a valuable contribution in modern fiction: a new perspective of female life in biblical society. It is a vast and stirring work described as what the Bible might have been had it been written by God's daughters instead of sons. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar beyond the traditional women-of-the-Bible sagas in both impact and vigor, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Tent\u003c\/i\u003e is based upon a mention in Genesis of Jacob's only female offspringamp;mdash;his daughter, Dinah. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Anita Diamant, in the voice of Dinah, gives an insider's look at the details of women's lives in biblical times and a chronicle of their earthy stories and long-ignored histories. The red tent of the title is the place where women were sequestered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and illness. It is here that Dinah hears the whispered stories of her four mothersamp;mdash;Jacob's wives Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhahamp;mdash;and tells their tales to us in remarkable and thought-provoking oratories. Familiar passages from the Bible take on new life as Dinah fills in what the Bible has left outamp;mdash;the lives of women. Dinah tells us of her initiation into the religious and sexual practices of the tribe; Jacob's courtship with Rachel and Leah; the ancient world of caravans, farmers, midwives, and slaves; her ill-fated sojourn in the city of Sechem; her years in Canaan; and her half-brother Joseph's rise in Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkillfully interweaving biblical tales with characters of her own invention, the author re-creates the life of Dinah providing an illuminating portrait of a courageous woman and the life she might have lived. A new view of the panorama of life in biblical times emerges from the female perspective, and the red tent itself becomes a symbol of womanly strength, love, and wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169554350320,"sku":"2940169078992","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169078992_p0.jpg?v=1763671473","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169078992","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}