MIDRASH IN THE NOVEL THE RED TENT BY ANITA DIAMANT
Research Article
MIDRASH IN THE NOVEL THE RED TENT BY ANITA DIAMANT
ABSTRACT
The novel The Red Tent, 1997, by Anita Diamant, an American writer with a Jewish origin, explores
and presents the life of Dinah in the Bible from a woman’s perspective. In the Bible, Dinah is totally
silenced and Diamant in her novel presents her with a voice, in order her story to be heard. The Red
Tent presents the rich experience of women and their lives, which when revealed and shown,
present and establish the meaning of women in biblical times and encourage within it, recognition
and confirmation of the women’s experience and importance. The novel The Red Tent is part of the
Midrash phenomenon, which is part of the women’s re-writing and it is a method for interpretation
of biblical narratives, which promotes creative writing. Midrash is commonly defined as the process
of interpretation by which ”gaps” found in the Torah are filled in. The Midrash is divided into two
categories: traditional and modern. The traditional is divided in two categories: Halakhan and
Aggadah and The Red Tent belongs in the category of modern Midrash.
KLEMENCHICH, M.,
(2020). MIDRASH IN THE NOVEL THE RED TENT BY ANITA DIAMANT. International Journal of Education and Philology, 1(1), 47-52. Arrival Date Posted By:https://ijep.ibupress.com/articles/midrash-in-the-novel-the-red-tent-by-anita-diamant
