Assignment Question
Remembering, Reclaiming, Rearticulating
Jews, Christians, and Muslims have in common an understanding of Jesus as prophet. Although this understanding is expressed in unique ways by these “people of the Book” who share a common scriptural and historical heritage, the radically inclusive relationship of Jesus with women stands to inform the practices of these faiths toward women today. Begin by reading the scriptural version of the woman’s story, followed by the rearticulated version written from a woman’s perspective, which utilizes a hermeneutics of suspicion (reading between the lines of the original text to insert historical, cultural, social, and religious context). You will then write a reaction to or reflection on this rearticulated selection as compared to the original scriptural version, in which you might briefly share a personal insight into the story; react to the rearticulated, feminist perspective; identify and analyze personal gender biases; or consider the scriptural story’s ramification(s) for the present and future of women. The selection from No Longer Silent assigned this week: Known and Called By Name (p. 231). Use the pages of the attached book as a reference.
