LILITH, the QUEEN OF SHEBA, AND HIDDEN WOMEN SACRED LEGEND: Female Figures Canon Left Behind

Every canon has its margins. This book walks into them. Lilith. The Queen of Sheba. Asherah. Zipporah. Vashti. Across Scripture, myth, and the traditions that grew up around them, certain women appear only at the edges, named once and never explained, remembered in fragments, or written out of the story entirely. This book gathers them back into view. Drawing on biblical text, rabbinic legend, apocryphal writing, and centuries of folklore, each chapter traces what we actually know about a woman the canon left behind, what was said about her, what was suppressed, and what her story still has to say about power, desire, exile, and belonging. Inside this book, you will discover: - Who Lilith actually was in early Jewish tradition, long before she became a symbol of rebellion- The real historical and legendary Queen of Sheba, and why her meeting with Solomon became one of the most retold encounters in sacred history- Asherah, the goddess figure whose presence in ancient Israelite religion was gradually erased from the record- Zipporah, Vashti, and other women whose brief appearances in Scripture hint at far larger stories- Careful, readable commentary that separates what the text actually says from what later tradition addedThis is not a retelling and not a work of fiction. It is a careful, accessible account of real textual and historical traditions, written for readers of biblical history, feminist theology, and sacred legend alike, an invitation to look again at the women history almost forgot.