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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Author Jacob L. Wright
LOCATION:Lawrenceville Hooper-Renwick Branch\nLawrenceville Hooper-Renwick
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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Jacob L. Wright discusses his new book\, "Why the Bible Be
 gan: An Alternative History of Scripture and Its Origins\," with Dr. Franc
 ine Allen-Adams. .\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/event/9420301
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Why did no other ancient society produce s
 omething like the Bible? That a tiny\, out of the way community could have
  created a literary corpus so determinative for peoples across the globe s
 eems improbable.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>For Jacob Wright\, the Bible is not only a
  testimony of survival\, but also an unparalleled achievement in human his
 tory. Forged after Babylon's devastation of Jerusalem\, it makes not victo
 ry but total humiliation the foundation of a new idea of belonging. Lament
 ing the destruction of their homeland\, scribes who composed the Bible ima
 gined a promise-filled past while reflecting deeply on abject failure. Mor
 e than just religious scripture\, the Bible began as a trailblazing bluepr
 int for a new form of political community. Its response to catastrophe off
 ers a powerful message of hope and restoration that is unique in the Ancie
 nt Near Eastern and Greco-Roman worlds.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Wright's Bible is t
 hus a social\, political\, and even economic roadmap - one that enabled a 
 small and obscure community located on the periphery of leading civilizati
 ons and empires not just to come back from the brink\, but ultimately to s
 hape the world's destiny. The Bible speaks ultimately of being a united ye
 t diverse people\, and its pages present a manual of pragmatic survival st
 rategies for communities confronting societal collapse.</p>\n<p><span styl
 e="color: #ff0000\;">Registration is recommended. Registration closes at t
 he start of the program.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p>*Presented by Adult Service
 s</p>\n<hr />\n<p><em><span class="custom1" style="color: #000000\;"><stro
 ng>Dr. Jacob L. Wright</strong> is a professor of Hebrew Bible / Old Testa
 ment at Emory University\, which boasts one of the world's leading doctora
 l programs in biblical studies. Jacob Wright writes on an array of topics\
 , ranging from social life in ancient Israel to the formation of biblical 
 writings. His current research treats a wide range of phenomena related to
  war and society in ancient Israel. His first book\, Rebuilding Identity: 
 The Nehemiah Memoir and Its Earliest Readers\, won the prestigious Templet
 on Award for first books in religion.&nbsp\;</span></em></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>
 </p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/gwinn
 ettpl/francine-allen.jpg" width="117" height="117" alt="" style="float: le
 ft\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" /><span style="color: #000000\;"><em><st
 rong>Dr. Francine Allen-Adams</strong> is an assistant professor of Englis
 h at Morehouse College. She has an M.A. from the University of North Carol
 ina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. from Georgia State University. Her research
  focuses\, in part\, on how narratives of scripture can be seen as archety
 pes for exploring the way modern narratives revise ancient narratives.</em
 ></span></p>\n<p><em></em></p>\n<p><em></em></p>\n<p><strong></strong></p>
 \n<p><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong><img src="https://static.libnet.inf
 o/frontend-images/editor/gwinnettpl/Eagle_Eye_Book_Shop_New_logo__1_.jpg" 
 width="100" height="93" alt="" />Books will be available and sold by Eagle
  Eye Book Shop.<br /></strong></p>\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/event/9
 420301
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