Julia M. OBrien

A Hebrew Bible\Old Testament scholar looks at the Bible and culture...

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Jacob's Entourage: Whose Life Matters?

This session invites readers read Genesis 25-36--again, if they've already read "Jacob: (How) Do People Change?"-- focusing attention on the “minor” characters of the story. How does attention to Jacob’s mother, his wives, his slaves, and his children allow us to see this story, our own, and the Bible itself in different ways?



 

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