Princess Tamar's Tears

Norma Evans Barber

Jan 2010 · Xlibris Corporation

About this ebook

The Faces series is an attempt to paint as honestly as possible the faces of characters we read about in the Bible so that readers can identify and relate to the naked, common-life truths that these characters present and hold to the promises that each story or event offers to us as we seek to know and walk with God. Walking through the Bible, an adult Sunday School class enters 11 Samuel 13, a dark room where a princess is found weeping. She has been sexually abused by her half brother while her family members conspire a cover-up. Her own brother, her mothers son, secretly vows revenge on the aggressor as well as on his father, King David. The succeeding chaos multiplies, and Tamar, the victim, sticks her face out of the closet to tell the pain of it all, only to find that her story holds relevant connections to a number of class members and, in fact, to many readers in the contemporary world.

About the author

Norma Evans Barber has a MA in Education and a BA in Sociology-Anthropology from Howard University in Washington, DC. She entered the forefront of the early intervention movement, teaching babies with special needs at the Easter Seals Society for Disabled Children and Adults where she later became center coordinator for the Washington DC centers. Her love for teaching beckoned her back to the classroom, where she taught for twelve years in the DC Public Schools, then for further years in the Prince George’s County Public Schools. She is also a Teacher Consultant with the DC Area Writing Project. Born in Guyana, South America, she now resides in the state of Maryland. Mrs. Barber is the secretary of the Local Board of Administration, superintendent of Sunday School, and adult Bible Class teacher for her church. She holds workshops for hurting women. Her life demonstrates her personal commitment to the Lord Jesus, children, and literacy, and to make a positive difference in our world