Forthcoming Seminars
June 11, 2025, 1 pm: Adele Berlin (English) – How to Read the Bible
We don’t all read the same Bible—and we don’t read it the same way. This webinar will look at different ways that Jews, Christians, and academic scholars understand the Bible. It will show how the contents and arrangement of the Bible differ for Jews, Catholics, Orthodox Christians, and Protestants, and how the interpretation of certain passages varies across faiths. We will also contrast theological and academic approaches to biblical writings. Your “homework assignment” is to answer the question: How many books are in the Bible? (Hint: there is more than one correct answer.)
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