TY - BOOK AU - Lapsley,Jacqueline E. TI - Whispering the Word: hearing women's stories in the Old Testament SN - 0664224350 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - BS521.4 .L37 2005 U1 - 221.6/082 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Louisville, Ky. PB - Westminster John Knox Press KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Feminist criticism KW - Women in the Bible KW - Feminist theology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-145) and indexes; Introduction : the Word that whispers -- Hearing whispers : attending to women's words in the voice of Rachel -- A gentle guide : attending to the narrator's perspective in Judges 19-21 -- Saving women : transgressive values of deliverance in Exodus 1-4 -- The Word whispered : bringing it all together in Ruth ER -