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Apr 24, 2009

The Sacred art of Misreading the Bible

Part 2 7.30pm 24th April 2009 ‘The Sacred art of Misreading the Bible’
 
"Vanity! Vanity! All is vanity! All is nothing and mere wind-chasing!". O' Happy Day! But, morose as he may be, the Teacher of Ecclesiastes raises some important questions in his 'reading' of the world. This lecture, rather than tackling the Preacher to the ground, asks some very similar questions of reading itself. What does it mean to read? How stable is meaning? Where is it 'located'? In the text? In the author? 
 
What does 'meaning' mean? What implications do these questions have for readers of important books like, say, the Bible? This lecture will try and navigate some of these questions, respond to the issues that are raised, probably provoke some problems in our neat, tidy perceptions about the bible, and offer some radical solutions to being a bible reader in a post modern age; to being a community with The Book, in a post modern age.
 
The lectures will be held at Amblecote Christian Centre Brettel lane, Stourbridge, DY8 3JY
 
Who is Chris Meredith?
 
Chris has a first class Master's in Biblical Studies and is currently researching a PhD thesis on Hebrew Narrative/Poetry at the University of Sheffield, where he occasionally teaches. He is particularly interested in the Song of Songs and what it has to say about Feminism and (believe it or not) town planning! He is also currently working on several Journal articles for scholarly publication, covering: the use of space and conversation in I Samuel; the unravelling effect that Jotham's parable has for Judges 9; and a look at whether or not the author of Jonah was a good sailor. His research interests are generally literary, though they also encompass feminist theory, theoretical geography, Hebrew linguistics and postmodern discourse. He
is also interested in the place of the Bible in a 21st Century Church. His spelling isn't great though."