Bible Study for Heretics – session #2
The second installment of “Bible Study for Heretics” with Rev. DC Fortune will happen after worship on February 26. This one will cover “powerful women, weird sex, and erotic love in the scriptures.” All are welcome. You do not need to have attended the first class to attend this one. Please bring a snack or brown bag lunch if you wish. Below are some questions to consider before we meet, as well as the reading assignment:
Questions to consider:
Who wrote these passages? What were they trying to communicate? Why?
What do these readings say about women in antiquity?
Imagine being at the council of Jamnia when the canon of Hebrew scriptures was decided. How and why might these pieces make the cut?
These readings are all from the ancient Hebrew texts. There are no similar stories in the Christian scriptures. What might be the reasons for that difference?
Reading list:
Ruth (whole book)
Esther (whole book)
Song of Solomon (whole thing)
Judges chapters 4-5
Judith (whole book)
Ezekiel chapter 23
