Dear Research Network, Colleagues and Friends,
The University of Birmingham has just concluded its Edward Cadbury Lecture series for 2024, featuring none other than womanist scholar, Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney. Click here for full information. We will post any streaming links here once received.
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Location Online – a link will be sent to you before the event. Dates Tuesday 21 May (19:30) – Thursday 23 May 2024 (20:30)
The Edward Cadbury Lectures are supported by an endowment from the Cadbury Family to the University of Birmingham for an annual series of lectures open to the public on the history, theology and culture of Christianity.
The 2024 lecture series presents the translation-based womanist biblical scholarship of the Rev. Wil Gafney, Womanist biblical scholar and Right Rev. Sam B. Hulsey Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas.
There is now an additional option to register to attend online, as the talks will be live streamed.
21 May ‘Translation Matters: A Model of Womanist Biblical Interpretation’
In her 2017 standout volume, Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and of the Throne (Westminster/John Knox), Professor Gafney asked the question, “Who translates God’s words and how?”; in her first lecture in this series, “Translation as an Exegetical Veil: InVisible Biblical Translation,” she will introduce biblical translation as a primary layer of biblical interpretation, comparing prominent translations of the Scriptures across the centuries with her own and, articulate her own principles of the art and science of translation.
22 May ‘Womanist Midrash the Sequel: Translation-Based Exegesis’
In her second lecture Professor Gafney will share excerpts from her much anticipated next volume of the Womanist Midrash project: Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings (Westminster/John Knox), anticipated later this summer. The Womanist Midrash series features original translation of the biblical text followed by a deep reading of the passage including linguistic, literary and contextual issues along with a womanist midrash in conversation with the classical and contemporary genres of rabbinic midrash.
23 May ‘A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church: Translating for Thirsty Ears and Hungry Eyes’
Dr. Gafney’s most recent project brings her scholarship more fully into the world of the Church by offering an entirely new lectionary built around passages that center, feature and include women and girls – including by their notable absence. Entirely new readings of scripture are freshly translated by Dr. Gafney and paired in completely new groupings. She provides readings for every Sunday of the year, each Principal Feast, every day of Holy Week and Easter week and, selected feast days with technical and preaching commentaries. The Reverend Dr. Gafney will offer readings from the lectionary in addition to addressing its formation, text selections and translation choices.
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