Reading Notes: Bible Women, Part A
This week, I decided to read through the unit on Bible women. Though I am familiar with many of these stories, I enjoyed reading these again. I specifically want to talk about the stories of Eve, Potiphar's wife, and Delilah!
EVE
This introductory story of the Bible lends itself to several plot twists and character manipulations. It would be interesting to tell the story from Eve's perspective instead of from an objective third-person point of view. I can only imagine her thoughts upon hearing the serpent telling her that God was trying to withhold from her and Adam! Another way to use this story would be to twist the nature of the serpent and of the effects of eating the fruit. What if, instead, the serpent was sent by God, and the fruit on the tree would bring life and joy to Adam and Eve?
POTIPHAR'S WIFE
Here we see a woman with an elevated position, especially for the time period in which the story takes place. I think the story could be used as a starting point, using the idea of a woman in power using her position to get what she wants. This could be extended in any variety of ways through themes of apparent desire and then backlash upon that desire being rejected.
DELILAH
This story depicts another woman that possesses ulterior motives, similar to the story of Potiphar's wife. However, in this narrative, Delilah gets what she wants. I like the back-and-forth of Samson not telling her the truth, and the Philistines' inability to capture Samson. In a theme not uncommon throughout literature, Delilah ends up discovering the weakness of Samson and uses this against him. I would like to manipulate this plot to the effect of Samson and Delilah actually teaming up against the Philistines. Instead of her plotting against him, it would be fun to see them sneakily work together!
Bibliography:
Eve in the King James Bible: story link
Potiphar's Wife in the King James Bible: story link
Delilah in the King James Bible: story link
Image Information: Eve covering her face in the Garden of Eden.
Link: Wikimedia Commons
EVE
This introductory story of the Bible lends itself to several plot twists and character manipulations. It would be interesting to tell the story from Eve's perspective instead of from an objective third-person point of view. I can only imagine her thoughts upon hearing the serpent telling her that God was trying to withhold from her and Adam! Another way to use this story would be to twist the nature of the serpent and of the effects of eating the fruit. What if, instead, the serpent was sent by God, and the fruit on the tree would bring life and joy to Adam and Eve?
POTIPHAR'S WIFE
Here we see a woman with an elevated position, especially for the time period in which the story takes place. I think the story could be used as a starting point, using the idea of a woman in power using her position to get what she wants. This could be extended in any variety of ways through themes of apparent desire and then backlash upon that desire being rejected.
DELILAH
This story depicts another woman that possesses ulterior motives, similar to the story of Potiphar's wife. However, in this narrative, Delilah gets what she wants. I like the back-and-forth of Samson not telling her the truth, and the Philistines' inability to capture Samson. In a theme not uncommon throughout literature, Delilah ends up discovering the weakness of Samson and uses this against him. I would like to manipulate this plot to the effect of Samson and Delilah actually teaming up against the Philistines. Instead of her plotting against him, it would be fun to see them sneakily work together!
Bibliography:
Eve in the King James Bible: story link
Potiphar's Wife in the King James Bible: story link
Delilah in the King James Bible: story link
Image Information: Eve covering her face in the Garden of Eden.
Link: Wikimedia Commons
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