Abigail is also listed as one of the seven Jewish women prophets, the other six being Miriam, Deborah, Hannah, Sarah, Huldah, and Esther.Megillah 15a In terms of her moral character, Abraham Kuyper argues that Abigail's conduct indicates "a most appealing character and unwavering faith,"Abraham Kuyper, Women of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1941), 106. but Alice Bach regards her as subversive.Alice Bach, "The Pleasure of Her Text ", Union Seminary Quarterly Review 43 [1989] 41.
Abigail is also listed as one of the seven Jewish women prophets, the other six being Miriam, Deborah, Hannah, Sarah, Huldah and Esther.Megillah 15a In terms of her moral character, Abraham Kuyper argues that Abigail's conduct indicates "a most appealing character and unwavering faith,"Abraham Kuyper, Women of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1941), 106. but Alice Bach regards her as subversive.Alice Bach, "The Pleasure of Her Text ", Union Seminary Quarterly Review 43 [1989] 41.