Posts Tagged ‘Esther’
Purim During a Time of Transition
The Jewish holiday Purim bookmarked my year of celebrating major Jewish holidays, and it fell merely days before my family embarked on a significant cross-country move. So naturally, this meant a few last-minute store visits to purchase baking supplies and simplifying the menu to accommodate our temporary dining table surface. Nevertheless, we made more than…
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This is the second 2020 symposium hosted by the Center for the Study of Bible and Violence. The symposium is called In the Cross Hairs: Biblical Violence in Focus. Four papers were presented on the various subject matter related to violence in the Bible, how the Bible promotes violence, or how the Bible responds to…
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