The Lives and Stories of Biblical Women
Sundays from 4:00 - 5:15 PM EST from January 26 until March 2, 2025 in partnership with Sandy Springs UMC in Sandy Springs, GA
Description
Explore the lives and stories of Old Testament women in this 6-week Candler Foundry course! Taught by two scholars currently studying at Emory University, this class will explore the cultural, historical, and theological contexts of biblical life, with a focus on the narratives and contributions of female characters like Ruth, Esther, and Miriam.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Continuing Education Units (CEU) are available for this course. There is a processing fee of $25.00, and an Award Letter will be issued once the course has been completed. Please add the CEU Processing Fee at checkout.
Instructor
Mikayla Hamilton is a doctoral student in Hebrew Bible. Her research interests include comparative readings of the Song of Songs, metaphorical depiction of women and land in prophetic poetry, and literary aesthetics. She engages with feminist and ecocritical theory, exploring the reception history of poetic metaphors. She received her B.A. in Biblical Literature from Oral Roberts University in 2021 and her Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2024.
Radiance Richardson is a doctoral student in Hebrew Bible. Her research interests include the transmission of visual symbolism in the ancient Levant and Egypt, biblical monsters, prophetic metaphors and the human-Divine relationship in ANE divinatory literature, and Caribbean hermeneutics in biblical interpretation. She has approached these topics through the lenses of postcolonial and trauma theory, considering questions of cultural exchange, identity, and the shaping of communal memory. Radiance received bachelor’s degrees in Religion and Psychology from Pepperdine University (2020), a M.A.R. in Hebrew Bible from Union Theological Seminary (2023), and a Master of Sacred Theology in Hebrew Bible from Union Theological Seminary (2024).