tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post5999914399702734880..comments2024-03-27T14:08:51.191-05:00Comments on American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): "Mom, when Jesus was born, where were all the women?" Marcie Rendon's response is HANNAH: THE MIDWIFE WHO DELIVERED JESUSDebbie Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-76556361230868585872013-12-11T11:40:40.163-06:002013-12-11T11:40:40.163-06:00That's interesting, since depictions of Jesus&...That's interesting, since depictions of Jesus's birth in my tradition (Eastern Orthodoxy) often show the midwives! For example, they're washing the baby Jesus at the bottom right here: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w3OKBbWl3Cs/TutO8hDzscI/AAAAAAAADQI/5RTpfo2hIj8/s1600/Nativity+Icon.png<br /><br />Rendon's book sounds like an interesting counterpoint to the narrative most Western Christians get. Thanks for mentioning it.Maureen Ehttp://bysinginglight.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com