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URL:https://www.wjcenter.org/events/author-talk-sara-lippmann/
SUMMARY:Author Talk: Sara Lippmann
DESCRIPTION:In Sara Lippmann's new work\, Smashing the Tablets\, Lot's daug
 hters rebel against their predatory father\, Jacob wrestles an angel in a 
 queer underground nightclub\, and Job arrives in the form of an avaricious
  former sorority girl in this provocative new reading of biblical texts. B
 ehind this groundbreaking collection is the idea that foundational texts m
 ust be read anew or they become tools of conservatism and reaction. To ach
 ieve fresh readings\, it is often necessary to step outside traditional mo
 des of analysis\, whether academic or theological\, and to violate the con
 ventions of storytelling and interpretation. By challenging dominant readi
 ngs and identifying underrepresented characters and moments that have been
  "written out" of the biblical conversation\, the essays\, stories\, and p
 oems in this collection rupture assumptions\, unsettle the reader\, and gi
 ve voice to the voiceless. The Bible in this collection is bent\, recontex
 tualized\, queered\, inverted\, and smashed to pieces. Smashing the Tablet
 s is one of the most significant Jewish literary collections in decades\, 
 a groundbreaking must-read for Jews and others interested not only in the 
 Bible but also in identity\, faith\, and power.
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