Includes index

Part 1: Background 1. Introduction - - Part 2: A story about stories 2. The story of Eve 3. The women of Genesis 4. The women of Exodus and Numbers 5. The women of Joshua and judges 6. The women of 1 and 2 Samuel 7. The women of 1 and 2 Kings 8. The women of the prophets 9. The women of the wisdom literature and the Song of Songs 10. Subversive women in subversive books: Ruth, Esther, Susanna, and Judith - - Part 3: Reflections 11. Summary and conclusions

In this comprehensive book, the first of its kind, the author shares the work of many feminist biblical scholars who have examined women's stories in the last twenty-five years. These stories are powerful accounts of women in the Old Testament--stories that have profoundly affected how women understand themselves.