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| The Queen of Sheba visits Solomon, by Tintoretto (Wikipedia) |
Note: For a woman who is barely mentioned at all, the fabulously-wealthy Queen of Sheba has had an out-sized effect on culture. Just ask my sister!
Get Ready: What would you call a powerful, perhaps arrogant, woman?
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| The shepherd boy David plays the harp for troubled King Saul (Wikimedia) |
Note: No one in the history of Israel made a bigger splash than King David. Here is the story of his unlikely rise to power.
Get Ready: Do you think a country needs a monarch (king or queen), president, etc.? Or is a military leader good enough?
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| Susannah and the Elders by Chiari (c. 1700-1727) (Wikipedia) |
Note: Some Bibles have extra books or passages, called "Apocrypha," which contain "extra" materials. Nevertheless, some of these are of great interest. Here's one such story.
Get Ready: If someone tells a lie about you, how can you prove it?
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| Queen Esther in the palace of King Ahasuerus (Wikimedia) |
Note: Despite her lack of historical status, Queen Esther has been held up as a model Jewish hero for generations, and her act is commemorated in a holiday even today.
Get Ready: Does a person need to be "real" to have a major impact on her or his culture?
