The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Book description
Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons in the book of Genesis. Told in Dinah’s voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoil of ancient womanhood—the world of the red tent. It begins with the story of her mothers—Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah—the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that are to 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, immediate connection. Deeply affecting, The Red Tent combines rich story-telling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction: a new view of biblical women’s society. Published in 1997, 321 pages.
Description from book jacket
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Discussion questions
The Red Tent discussion questions from readingroupguides.com
The Red Tent study guide by Rabbi Laurie Katz Braun from Union for Reform Judaism
Additional information
“More than a Red Tent” musings from Anita Diamant’s blog.
Biography from author’s website.
Pitching My Tent : On Marriage, Motherhood, Friendship, and Other Leaps of Faith by Anita Diamant.
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