A Feminist, Gender, and Queer Reading of the Hebrew Bible: Finding New Voices

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The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament engages the most profound questions of life, stories that are mysterious and surprising, full of twists of plot and revelation of character. We explore biblical stories through the experience of biblical figures such as Esther, Ruth, Joseph, and David. We discuss these stories through the lens of a feminist, gender, and queer theory approach to reading biblical texts. These powerful stories invite us to reflect on all voices in our community, particularly those who have been historically and culturally silenced, ignored, or eliminated. This class is aimed at finding and exploring these voices.