What You Will Learn!
- They will have a greater understanding the biblical text, its characters, and context,
- be more engaged with the actual text
- be able to read the text more critically, with less bias, and fewer assumptions,
- be more aware of the vagueness and difficulties of the text, and
- be able to put of the text into its historical context.
Description
In this course, Dr. Meyer will help you get better acquainted with some of the named women in the book of Genesis. You will focus on the text for their stories, skipping over a lot of text that interrupts their narratives. Dr. Meyer will point out some of the problems with translations of the Hebrew into English and point out many of the ways that women are pawns in the narrative or, in some cases, how they freaking rock!
Who Should Attend!
- Anyone interested in the Bible, regardless of faith
- Anyone who wants to take a different perspective to their Bible study
- Anyone interested in gender studies in the Bible
