“One plus one plus one cannot equal one. Neither does the Old Testament equal the Tanakh. They are not one.”
Read MoreCovenant without Circumcision? What to Do with a Woman
The character of Aseneth becomes transformed from material mother of the sons of Joseph to mythic mother-figure for the tribes of Israel and penitent nations who join in worshiping Israel’s God.She has become, in this ancient tale, a productive site of intervention in Israel’s story—a matriarch who matters in the history of and for the future of God’s covenanted community.
Read MoreThe Museum of Whose Bible? On the Perils of Turning Theology into History
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Photo courtesy of the author
"While making pretenses to neutrality, the Museum of the Bible is fundamentally a political project attempting to define what the Bible is and who owns it."
Read MoreThe Museum of the Bible as Mediator of Judaism
This panel sparked further discussion among scholars and the broader public, such as in a Washington Post article. In collaboration with AJR, scholars from this panel will be sharing their work with the larger scholarly community and the public.
Read MoreOn Pedagogy and Playing with Fire: How (and Why) to Eat a Candle in Class!
Candle burning. License: CC0 Public Domain
Candle burning. License: CC0 Public Domain
Dr. Jill Hicks-Keeton on "eating" a candle as a teaching moment.
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