The Scriptures of ancient Israel have stood the test of time not only because of their profound theology, eloquent poetry, and exhortations to justice.
They have endured because they recount fascinating stories about complex figures:
- the good and the bad
- the comic and the tragic
- the well known and the (today) too often overlooked.
These lectures take a closer look at many of these characters and the reasons they still stir our imaginations. They include Adam and Eve, Noah, Moses, Abraham, Rachel, Leah, Joseph, Miriam, Aaron, Samson’s women, Jezebel, Ahab, Ruth, Jonah, Esther, Judith, Susanna, Daniel, and many others. They demonstrate well Professor Levine’s conviction that "each fresh reading of these texts can teach us something new."