SBL member & @SBLPress author Luis Menéndez-Antuña on why we need biblical scholars: "Biblical scholarship ... helps us to understand the strategies— ethical, political, you name it—that people use when interpreting the Bible."
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I can take advantage of integrating my research and teaching in the classroom to help students…think critically about issues...and the politics of belonging in order to imagine a society in which all are welcomed. Vaness A. Lovelace, “Working in a Religious Context” #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies
#TalkAboutBiblicalStudies because grabbling with the texts helps create a more welcoming society.
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Read Vanessa A. Lovelace in Women and the Society of Biblical Literature edited by
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This type of investment in the future reinforces the core belief and mission of SBL, opening doors when many of them have been shut: we need biblical scholars more than ever before (4/4).
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SBL member Samaria Divine on why we need biblical scholars: "Society is simultaneously misinformed about the Bible and heavily interested in the Bible ... We need biblical scholarship to combat the misinformation that is so prevalent these days."
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Why should we study the Bible? Steven McKenzie provides some answers from Rhodes College students. #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies
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SBL member John Kaltner on why we need biblical studies: "We need biblical scholars because some people misread the Bible in ways that can be harmful .... Bible scholars are the ones best suited to identify and call out such biblical malpractice."
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"Arguing one’s views, while respecting one’s conversation partners, is an essential academic discipline—and quite handy in many roles in life." - Elizabeth Struthers Malbon, “Teaching Stories by Stories or Teaching as a Woman/Mother/Mentor” #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies
#TalkAboutHumanities to develop a better way of communicating respectfully.
Read Elizabeth Struthers Malbon in Women and the Society of Biblical Literature edited by
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#ReadBiblicalStudies. Books shape us and promote understanding. They create better teachers, mentors, students, and neighbors.
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SBL member Alexiana Fry on why we need biblical scholars. #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies #TalkAboutHumanities
#TalkAboutBiblicalStudies in the classroom and beyond to build better understanding of difference, expand ways of reading, and create meaning across communities.
Read Brian Blount in Remapping Biblical Studies edited by Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder and Mary F. Foskett
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We need #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies because a better understanding of the Bible and its complex history means talk about power, empire, colonialism—and that means a better understanding of our own history.
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We need #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies because the practice of respectful dialogue across diverse viewpoints is vital in our world.
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SBL is proud to participate in the #TalkAboutHumanities campaign this week alongside colleagues in the American Council of Learned Societies (@acls1919.bsky.social).
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