Critic's chart: the best biblical fiction

In 2005 Ruth Gledhill, the (London) Times religion correspondent, picked a critic's chart of the best biblical fiction.

One title on her list:

THE RED TENT Anita Diamant

Dinah, a midwife, tells of the sexual passions and religious devotions of her father Jacob’s several wives.

Read about the other books on Gledhill's list.

--Marshal Zeringue