The Tent, The Field, and the Battlefield: The Dynamic Face of Biblical Motherhood
What do the infertile, tent-dwelling mothers of Genesis have in common with the military and spiritual leaders of the book of Judges? We will examine the stories of a range of biblical women, noting common themes as well as the striking literary inversions of matriarchal and patriarchal language and roles.
About the speaker
Clive Lawton was co-Founder of Limmud and is now its Senior Consultant. scholar-in-residence at London's Jewish Cultural Centre, member of Metropolitan Police Authority, magistrate, chair of Tzedek and the Shap Working Party on World Religions Education, Clive has been a secondary school Head, a hospital Chair and Deputy Director of Liverpool Local Education Authority (LEA).
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