Adult Ed - Subversive Sequels in the Bible

Congregation Beth Israel (Andover) Cost: FREE - Registration is required. January 08, 2012—09:30 AM to 10:30 AM Congregation Beth Israel, 501 South Main Street, Andover, MA 01810 Led by Rabbi Ed Friedman, this will be an opportunity to study some familiar Bible stories in light of subsequent biblical texts which see the same themes in very different ways. This course is based on a recent book of the same name by Judy Klitsner. To quote Klitsner, the first session "will compare two stories that share the themes of hazardous waters, the threat of wholesale destruction and the transformative potential of the human being," the very different stories of Noah and Jonah. Subsequent classes will focus on other pairs of texts that take very different approaches to