Letter to the Editor
A letter thanking Judy Taubes Sterman for her article 'Themes in the Deborah Narrative' in Vol. XXXIX:1, noting its compelling analysis of three mothers who take on assertive roles, and observing connections with the letter writer's own article on Genesis 27 in the same issue.
Sir,
I want to thank Judy Taubes Sterman for the wonderful article “Themes in the Deborah Narrative” (Vol. XXXIX:1, January-March 2011). I thoroughly enjoyed reading her analysis, and found her arguments thoughtful and compelling. As she wrote on p. 23 these mothers shed their original identity and take “on an uncharacteristic, assertive, decidedly non-feminine one, instead.” The contrast of the three mothers was a delight to read. Well done. There is an interesting, slight link between her article and the one that I authored on Genesis 27 in the same issue. I would say that Rebekah also took on “an uncharacteristic, assertive, decidedly non-feminine” role in her part in this deception, though Deborah and Yael’s actions are in a totally different category.
David J. Zucker Aurora, Colorado
Cite this article
David J. Zucker. "Letter to the Editor." Jewish Bible Quarterly 39, no. 2 (April – June 2011): 133.
David J. Zucker. "Letter to the Editor." Jewish Bible Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 2, 2011, pp. 133.