Women of War, Women of Woe: Joshua and Judges Through the Eyes of Nineteenth-Century Female Biblical InterpretersThe stories of such women as Rahab, Deborah, Jael, Delilah, Jephthah's daughter, and the Levite's concubine raised thorny questions for nineteenth century female biblical interpreters. Could a Victorian woman use her intelligence to negotiate like Rahab? Was the seemingly well educated Deborah an appropriate role model? Or did Jephthah's daughter more correctly model a pious woman's life as she submitted to her father's vow? This unique volume gathers