Biblical Scholarship and the Rise of Racism

The Aaron Friedberg, JD, Chair in Bible Studies Lecture Susannah Heschel: Biblical Scholarship and the Rise of Racism An esteemed scholar—and the daughter of Abraham Joshua Heschel—takes a fascinating look at the modern history of biblical scholarship. Susannah Heschel addresses the study of the Old and New Testaments by Christian and Jewish scholars in Germany and how, the rise of ancient Near Eastern studies changed biblical scholarship completely. Learn about the rise of racial theory, how scholars used the Bible to make racist arguments and what the ramifications were for anti-Semitism in Germany. Susannah Heschel holds the Eli Black Chair in Jewish Studies in the department of religion at Dartmouth College. Her scholarship focuses on Jewish-Christian