Sarah In The Old Testament

To be an epic a story must have a few key elements, including a hero, a call to adventure, and a reward. The hero can be accompanied by a guide and motivated by the death of someone close to them. In my epic, a young girl, named Sarah, is portrayed as the hero. When Sarah was born her father abandoned her and her older sister, Mary, an action that will cause Sarah to never forgive him, or at least, that is what she has always thought. When Sarah was only eighteen a disease spread across her city, causing her family, and the rest of her loved ones to fall ill and die. When an old man approaches her and tells her that her father is still alive and that he wants to ask forgiveness of Sarah, Sarah gets mad that her father would even think that

In every play, there are several male and female roles. Each role plays a specific part to the narration, and whether the role is large or small, it is an intricate detail to the storyline. In Brian Friel’s play, Translations, female characters are a vital part of the play but do not hold the spotlight of the show. One female character, Sarah, whose role is minor and inconsequential compared to others, speaks a lot about the state of of the voiceless members of Irish society before the potato famine and Englishmen took over. Through Sarah’s silence and inability to speak, Friel suggests the weight of the English movement into Ireland was too much to bear on the older, Irish people and the Gaelic language they knew. The disappearance of Sarah’s character and short regeneration of her prescence at the end parallel to the fluidity of Gaelic and Irish identity.

The While looking for narratives on children Sarah’s story was found. Although Sarah’s story is not told by herself one can still see the everyday struggle and loss of social identity that Sarah goes through. When Sarah parents first found out about her diagnoses “Sarah had suddenly become one who needed close and careful monitoring of blood tests, food intake and medication doses. She needed to be pricked with needles for insulin injections and tests sometimes a dozen times a day”. This is not a life that any parent would choose for their child. Sarah was only three years old and had already been through so much. “Sarah's diagnosis has had a huge impact on the family. The parents have found that their relationship has been strained

Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba are the four women that Matthew listed in the genealogy of Jesus. These four women were considered to have bad reputations in the biblical days. Tamar was a widow who has sex with her father –in-law, Rahab was a hooker from Jericho, Ruth sneaked into a sleeping man’s bed, and Bathsheba was a married woman who had an affair. (Miller, 2009). Bible scholars has questioned why would Matthew mentioned these women when it came to Jesus’ genealogy, especially when he was looked at in this perfect image. The textbook mentions three popular theories as to why these women were discussed in the genealogy. Firsthand, “Matthew chose these women not because of their merits, but because of their sin; secondly, as foreigners,

Mary Magdalene and Mary the Mother of God are both biblical women who were faced with similar societal standards even thought these time periods are hundreds of years apart. Mary Magdalene was always seen as the “rebellious” women in the bible when it turns out she really wasn 't doing anything wrong. Similarly David Van Biema wrote about this topic in Time Magazine saying that Mary was first seen in the Gospel of Luke as

The writer gives many details in it. We learn a lot about Abraham from it. We learn how Abraham’s servants trusted him and his God. And the servants respected Abraham and his God. God himself had led Abraham to Canaan. And God promised to give Canaan to Abraham’s *descendants. Abraham lived in Canaan because he trusted God’s promises. So, Abraham wanted Isaac to trust God’s promises too. This mattered more than even the choice of Isaac’s wife. The servant was very clever to make this test. It would show whether the woman was kind to strangers and animals. And it would show whether she was willing to work. Camels need a lot of water! The servant told all the facts to Rebekah’s family. But he did not force them to allow the marriage. Here we read, ‘I will continue to search.’ The *Hebrew text means ‘I will know which way to turn.’ In other words, the servant would know then that he had to continue his journey. He would know that he could not go home yet. He would not have found the right woman to become Isaac’s wife. Rebekah’s family would probably never see her again. So, they *blessed her as she left. They hoped that she would have many children and grandchildren. And they hoped that her *descendants would overcome their enemies. The servant now considered Isaac his master instead of Abraham. He called Isaac ‘my master’. Rebekah covered her face to show that she was modest. A bride usually covered her face when the bridegroom was present. She would only uncover her face after their first night together. So, Isaac married Rebekah. Although they had not met before their marriage, they loved each other deeply. It seems that Sarah, Isaac’s mother, had died recently. Rebekah comforted Isaac. the Holy Spirit will bring Mr or Mrs right into your life in his time and in his way and when he does it'll be awesome you'll know it instantaneously

The most impressive thing about Sarah to me was her popularity, power, and strength. Siftei Chachamim, a famed 17th-century Torah commentator, wrote that Sarah’s level of prophecy was actually superior to that of Abraham. It is said that Sarah was such a powerful prophetess that God spoke to her directly, while to the others he spoke through a messenger. She was entirely free of sin, and she was exceptionally modest.

Samuel 1 begins with an infertile woman, Hannah, who prays to God to send her a child. Because she is a follower of God and his rules, he gives her the ability to birth a child. It is believed that the Christian God rewards his followers but punishes and destroys those against him.

Sarah allowing her husband to have a child with their servant was incredibly selfless. It also showed the pervasive idea

Tragedy struck again when Abraham’s mother, Nancy died when he was just 9 years old. The death of his mother was so hard on him and he grew more alienated from his father and quietly hated the hard work put on him at an early

The story of Hanna Chronicles of God –fearing woman who endured depression, oppression and great sorrow due to her barren state of not being able to have a child. It was every Hebrew parents desire to have a male child. Elkanah was Hanna’s husband who also had another wife named Peninnah. Elkanah favored Hannah because his heart went out to her because she was unable to bear children. Every year Elkanah went up early to worship and to make sacrifice unto God. During this time Elkanah divided portions between his two wives. He gave to Peninnah and all her sons and daughters. But to Hannah he gave a very generous portion (I Samuel 1:15). This made Peninnah very angry and jealous so much that she would taunt and provoke Hannah to a degree

The Book of Ruth genre is a narrative whose history runs through the whole Old Testament. By Jewish and Christian traditions, this book was thought to have been written by the prophet Samuel. Ruth was a Moabitess a descendant of Lot, born into paganism. The story begins with the tragedy of her mother in-law, her sister in-law, and herself losing their husbands. Such sorrow pushed Naomi to go back to her homeland, and in the process, she tried to coax her two daughter in-laws to do the same. Consequently, Ruth didn’t want to go back and wanted to stay close to Naomi. Ruth was a strong woman to say she wanted to stay with her mother in-law who had nothing but her God, but Ruth wanted Naomi’s people to be her people and Naomi’s God to be

The Hebrew bible is a book written by men for the empowerment of men. The sources are clear in their tone in designing a female character. Women such as Miriam, Deborah, and Rahab show the strength in resisting a patriarchal culture to continue a meaningful life. One of the most significant women the audience sees is Ruth, a savior to the lineage of David (The Book of Ruth, Coogan and Brettler). Ruth elected to follow another woman, Naomi, embracing independence as a female character. Even though she is seen as a hero, her most powerful attribute in her story is her ability to please a man with her body. True heroes of the bible are consistently men, complex characters are men, and the main characters are men. In Genesis the audience reads

invite her to birthday parties or pick her to play on their team at recess. It was very hard on Sarah

Also seen in the Old Testament, Esther parallels Joseph by assimilating from being a passive commoner to a queen, the highest royal position for a woman. Her life entirely changes when she marries King Ahasuerus