Eternally Eve: Images of Eve in the Hebrew Bible, Midrash, and Modern Jewish Poetry
The biblical accounts of Eve's life are central to Western culture, occupying a privileged place in our literature and art, culture, and society. For both Judaism and Christianity, these stories involving Eve have for centuries been entangled with the religious and social construction of gender. The ambiguous biblical record of her life from the two versions of her creation, through her encounter with the forbidden fruit, to her expulsion from Eden, and followed by the tantalizing glimpses of...
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A fascinating analysis of the story of Eve, using modern poetry in conversation with biblical texts and rabbinic rewritings to reveal new layers of meaning
Preface ixA Note on Translation, Texts, and Transliteration xiIntroduction: The Significance of Eve 1The Creation of Woman 15Life in the Garden of Eden 77Eve Beyond the Garden 142Conclusion: Eve Framed: Invisibility and Visibility 167Notes 171Works Cited 217Index of Sources 225Subject Index 231
