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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
I like this series by Francine Rivers--I like the fleshing out of stories behind Bible characters!
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I introduced my mother-in-law to Francine Rivers and now she is quickly buying and reading all her books. She had the Lineage of Grace series on our last visit so I borrowed them.
The story of Tamar is interesting. I thought it did a good job of showing how attractive the religion of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob can be when you live in a time of temple prostitution and human sacrifice. The author tried to stay true to the culture of the time without condoning the behaviors. My heart broke several times for Tamar. It was a good reminder that even though our age has its (not insignificant) problems, we have come a long way in recognizing the rights and dignity of women.
The book is short quick read. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
The story of Tamar is interesting. I thought it did a good job of showing how attractive the religion of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob can be when you live in a time of temple prostitution and human sacrifice. The author tried to stay true to the culture of the time without condoning the behaviors. My heart broke several times for Tamar. It was a good reminder that even though our age has its (not insignificant) problems, we have come a long way in recognizing the rights and dignity of women.
The book is short quick read. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
This book really puts into perspective with how the details of Tamar's circumstances likely played out within the culture and time period. A short, gritty read with a redemptive ending.
Honestly, I love Francine Rivers’ writing with all my heart.
She is so on FIRE for Christ and you can see that buried in her words.
This series is an interesting one that I would recommend to anyone who wants to learn more about the Bible and those stories about women. She puts her own twist on her versions on this story, but she doesn’t take out any truth to the story. What I mean by that is even though we don’t know it happened the way she wrote it, doesn’t mean it didn’t actually happen the way she wrote it. She didn’t take anything out of the Bible.
So this whole series is about women in the Bible that are in the line of Christ.
WOMEN.
That’s important because the Bible doesn’t talk about girls too often because back then all us women were good for is babies and sex.
*a very dramatic eye roll in inserted right here in this review*
Tamar…. My dear, your story is a little unsettling.
You had a lot of men die around you and you probably were a little more emotional about that. Then no one else in the family would take you!
Back track: when a woman is given to a man, it is her sole purpose to produce a son so they can carry on the family man. So, when Tamar here married Er the son of Judah and she failed to produce a son before he died, she was passed onto someone else in the family to produce a son to carry on the name.
Onan was next in line. He never gave her what she needed to get pregnant (not going into details people. If you don’t know, ask someone with some sense). Because Onan was stupid, he died (men are stupid guys, just give in).
Next, Tamar was going to marry Judah’s third son and was told when he was of age she could.
Judah is a big fat dummy liar man.
*IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: THIS IS WHERE THE FIRST FEMINIST IS MADE.*
Tamar decided to dress as a prostitute and seduce her father-in-law-kind-of Judah and get her son. You can’t really blame her for doing this because she was disgracing her family by not having a son and she wasn’t fulfilling her role as a woman in general.
So happy I wasn’t born back then.
Guess what? It worked and she got pregnant.
But no one knows who the father is….?
BUM BUM BUMMMMM.
So how is she going to prove that she truly was just doing her duty to the family she was married into? Is she going to be stoned to death?
This is an interesting story in history because you get to see how people were treated and how different people thought back then.
Provo Francine, you killed it again.
Side note: Glad no one thought it was stupid that Judah just decided to cheat on his wife with a prostitute and just shrugged and went on with life. No big deal. Bye.
She is so on FIRE for Christ and you can see that buried in her words.
This series is an interesting one that I would recommend to anyone who wants to learn more about the Bible and those stories about women. She puts her own twist on her versions on this story, but she doesn’t take out any truth to the story. What I mean by that is even though we don’t know it happened the way she wrote it, doesn’t mean it didn’t actually happen the way she wrote it. She didn’t take anything out of the Bible.
So this whole series is about women in the Bible that are in the line of Christ.
WOMEN.
That’s important because the Bible doesn’t talk about girls too often because back then all us women were good for is babies and sex.
*a very dramatic eye roll in inserted right here in this review*
Tamar…. My dear, your story is a little unsettling.
You had a lot of men die around you and you probably were a little more emotional about that. Then no one else in the family would take you!
Back track: when a woman is given to a man, it is her sole purpose to produce a son so they can carry on the family man. So, when Tamar here married Er the son of Judah and she failed to produce a son before he died, she was passed onto someone else in the family to produce a son to carry on the name.
Onan was next in line. He never gave her what she needed to get pregnant (not going into details people. If you don’t know, ask someone with some sense). Because Onan was stupid, he died (men are stupid guys, just give in).
Next, Tamar was going to marry Judah’s third son and was told when he was of age she could.
Judah is a big fat dummy liar man.
*IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: THIS IS WHERE THE FIRST FEMINIST IS MADE.*
Tamar decided to dress as a prostitute and seduce her father-in-law-kind-of Judah and get her son. You can’t really blame her for doing this because she was disgracing her family by not having a son and she wasn’t fulfilling her role as a woman in general.
So happy I wasn’t born back then.
Guess what? It worked and she got pregnant.
But no one knows who the father is….?
BUM BUM BUMMMMM.
So how is she going to prove that she truly was just doing her duty to the family she was married into? Is she going to be stoned to death?
This is an interesting story in history because you get to see how people were treated and how different people thought back then.
Provo Francine, you killed it again.
Side note: Glad no one thought it was stupid that Judah just decided to cheat on his wife with a prostitute and just shrugged and went on with life. No big deal. Bye.
I picked up this novella by chance from the free table at my local library, and I am so glad I did. I've never really read a novelization of biblical stories before, but I'm going to have to get the rest in this series.
Unveiled is a beautiful and uplifting story about the Canaanite woman Tamar, who was married to the great-grandsons of Abraham and the daughter-in-law of Judah. Although Christianity is often disparaged for the poor treatment and bland roles of women, this novelization points out the intense courage and faith of a woman who took YHWH as her own god. Risking a slow, painful death by stoning or burning as well as eternal shame and humiliation, she made sure she had a son to carry on the name of Judah and to care for her.
To read these stories and see past the role of the men to what the women are doing in the background, you really see how the God of all uses both sexes. Women, as the ones who bear children and (traditionally) manage the household, are actually in a place of great responsibility and honor. Tamar, Ruth, Esther, Mary, and all the other women of the Bible took risks as great as the ones Joseph, David, and all our other Biblical heroes did.
As a Christian women, it's comforting and uplifting to hear the unsung stories of my foremothers in the faith. The risks they took and the humility they showed in the face of danger, death, and dishonor helps me to remember my faith in trials. Faith is the single hardest commodity to hold on to, but each woman's story shows it. It's a vital and uplifting lesson.
Tamar's story was short, but I loved it and greatly commend Francine Rivers for taking on the task of writing it. Now, I'm off to find the other four in her series!
Unveiled is a beautiful and uplifting story about the Canaanite woman Tamar, who was married to the great-grandsons of Abraham and the daughter-in-law of Judah. Although Christianity is often disparaged for the poor treatment and bland roles of women, this novelization points out the intense courage and faith of a woman who took YHWH as her own god. Risking a slow, painful death by stoning or burning as well as eternal shame and humiliation, she made sure she had a son to carry on the name of Judah and to care for her.
To read these stories and see past the role of the men to what the women are doing in the background, you really see how the God of all uses both sexes. Women, as the ones who bear children and (traditionally) manage the household, are actually in a place of great responsibility and honor. Tamar, Ruth, Esther, Mary, and all the other women of the Bible took risks as great as the ones Joseph, David, and all our other Biblical heroes did.
As a Christian women, it's comforting and uplifting to hear the unsung stories of my foremothers in the faith. The risks they took and the humility they showed in the face of danger, death, and dishonor helps me to remember my faith in trials. Faith is the single hardest commodity to hold on to, but each woman's story shows it. It's a vital and uplifting lesson.
Tamar's story was short, but I loved it and greatly commend Francine Rivers for taking on the task of writing it. Now, I'm off to find the other four in her series!
I have wanted to read this series by Francine Rivers for many years. I am glad I put down a mystery novel to give this book a try.