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LEARNING CURVE Spring 2012 Israel's Last Judge / Israel's First Kings In this class, we will read the Books of First and Second Samuel, found in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). We will discuss Samuel, Israel’s last judge, and Saul and David, Israel’s first two kings. Their stories are exceptional, full of passion, family drama, ambition, love and hate – all set on the stage of Israel’s transition from chiefdom to nationhood. Even though the stories we will read were written almost three millennia ago, they still speak to us today. We will consider them as sacred text, as a window into the world of ancient Israel, and as stories for our time. Bring your Bible to class each week, and bring a notebook, too. Some of these stories might inspire you to do some writing of your own! When: Wednesdays, Jan 18 – Feb 22, 9:30-11:30am Instructor: Beth Alpert Nakhai received her Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School (1979), and her M.A. (1985) and Ph.D. (1993) from The University of Arizona. She is an Associate Professor in the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies at The University of Arizona, where she teaches courses in archaeology, biblical studies and biblical Hebrew, women in ancient Israel and ancient Near Eastern history. |
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