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Nov 26, 2024
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Workforce Development & Community Education - Fall 2024 - Summer 2025 - NON-CREDIT CATALOG
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CE-COLGM 2057 - Women in the Hebrew Bible: Is There a Feminine Perspective?
Leader: Michael Malina, LLB, retired attorney, author of a commentary on the book of Genesis, student of theological texts The Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament) has been described as written by men, about men, and for men. While this description holds more than a little truth, the Bible is full of interesting, noteworthy women. Could there be a feminine perspective in their stories that adds depth to the Bible’s message? We’ll focus on Eve, the mother of humanity; Sarah, the first Israelite matriarch; Rebecca, perhaps the Bible’s strongest woman; Rachel and Leah, the paradigmatic sibling rivals; Tzipporah, Moses’ Midianite wife who saved his life; Deborah, the poetic judge; Ruth, the Moabite ancestor of King David; and Esther, the queen who successfully confronted a genocidal effort to destroy the Israelite people. Our study will reveal these women’s essential roles in the arc of the Biblical story. Any version of the Bible can be used.
Location Valhalla
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