Reviews
"Ample glossaries and indexes contribute a great deal to the accessibility of Dr. Lerner's work, but the book is indispensable simply because Eve's story is our story."--CJ: Voices of Conservative Judaism, "An erudite exercise in comparative literature, feminist inquiry, and biblical exegesis . . . this work will benefit not only students of Jewish literature but also anyone who seeks to understand Eve as textual figure and cultural appropriation."--Choice, "In this wide-ranging work, Lapidus Lerner shows how the typical depiction of Eve as a subservient, and as an evil temptress is wrong. Through a close reading of biblical and rabbinic texts, as well as modern Hebrew, Yiddish, and English poems, she shows a much more complex and interesting Eve. Her method, which allows each text to speak for itself, and to gain more depth through juxtaposition to other texts, yields significant insights into a wide variety of compositions, and offers an important addition to the growing body of Jewish scholarly feminist literature."--Marc Z. Brettler, Dora Golding Professor of Biblical Studies, Chair of Near Eastern and Judail Studies, Brandeis University, "Throughout time Eve as an icon of female sexuality has served as a touchstone for the erotic in women's lives. Readers of Eternally Eve will find their conception of male/female relationships transformed."--Dr. Ruth Westheimer
