Arise!Arise! Deborah, Ruth and Hannah
Arise! Arise! Deborah, Ruth and Hannah presents the stories of the biblical Deborah, Ruth, and Hannah in Debra Band’s third illuminated book. Replete with glowing color and gold, the illuminated paintings present the stories of these archetypal biblical women who stood up to play crucial roles during the foundational decades prior to the establishment of the Israelite monarchy. Each of the three stories’ series of Hebrew and English illuminations is preceded by a lucid and elegant essay revealing the literary qualities of the story prepared by the eminent scholar of Hebrew literature, Arnold J. Band, Professor Emeritus at UCLA, and Debra Band’s essay laying out its place in Jewish tradition and interpretive history.
Arise! Arise! Deborah, Ruth and Hannah will be published in November 2012 by Honeybee in the Garden, LLC, and is available for advance purchase. As the book grows, more examples of the paintings will be available in the Arise Gallery, and further information will be posted here. Stay tuned!
