Jairus's Daughter
A Midrash
- Fiction
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2010
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Publisher's Description
Jairus's Daughter is a literary-historic novel that sets up a rhythm between two women separated by twenty centuries. Their lives nonetheless mirror each other in subtle ways and finally intersect in modern Israel. Aviel, a scribe in first-century Israel, has a gift and a secret that, millennia later, will affect the choices of Anna Washington, a modern rock climbing woman searching for her heart's direction. Colorful characters and striking detail combine in this tale of passion and integrity from midrashic novelist Patti Rutka.
Endorsements (2)
“Jairus's Daughter is a very thoughtful novel that explores the nature of human and divine love. Patti Rutka deftly weaves together an ancient and a modern love story, and brings them to a startling and challenging conclusion. This would be an excellent book for a group study occasion.”
“President Emeritus Bangor Theological Seminary "Ms. Rutka has raised the discussion of 'Sacred Healing' to a new level and at the same time has broadened the concept of Midrashic interpretation.”
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