PCS 311X - The Women Wrote the Bible

This course is available as an independent study at PCS 311


Yes! In fact women did write parts of the Bible. In this course we will peel back the invisibility cloak that has hidden women’s authorship from us. Focused mostly on the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, we will discover and delight in women’s voices in scripture. Along the way, we will become more savvy about the centuries-old patriarchal techniques that have worked hard to silence their – and our – power and truth. 

 

Based on original scholarship by Lizzie Berne DeGear BCC PhD, each week will include:

 

*A recorded lecture by Dr. DeGear

*Links to further resource on that week’s topic

*An in-person gathering










Dr. Lizzie Berne DeGear


Lizzie Berne DeGear is a chaplain and scholar teaching Bible studies to people around the world. She is the author of Jesus Found in Translation: The Story Within the Story of the Bible's Earliest Gospel

 

 

Dr. DeGear’s scholarly training includes a PhD in theology from Union Theological Seminary with a focus on psychoanalytic theory and the Hebrew Bible; a Masters in religion and religious education from Fordham University; and a BA in comparative literature from Brown University. From 2022-2023 she served as Scholar-in-Residence at the New Shul in New York City.

 

For the past two decades, Lizzie has been teaching bible studies in various forms, including her 2020 award-winning animated short film (m)adam: Adam’s Rib Reframed, and the 2021 FutureChurch Lenten bible study: Women Rediscovered in the Bible. 

 

Certified with the National Association of Catholic Chaplains since 2002, Lizzie’s passion for facilitating group experience was sparked by her hospital chaplaincy work on the inpatient psychiatric unit and with those facing addiction. For fifteen years, as chaplain for the Center for Urban Community Services, she created and led memorial services for people who knew homelessness during their lives. She currently offers programs and retreats in a variety of settings.

 

Excited to be living in a world that is growing out of patriarchy, she co-founded the Feminism & Faith in Union movement in 2017, and continues to work with a variety of faith-based organizations who empower women, including Women's Ordination Conference, the Mythica Foundation, and Mercy by the Sea.



This course is closed for enrollment.