Old Blues Chapter and Verse | Maybe Midrash 2021 Announcement @OldBluesChapterandVerse | Uploaded April 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
"Midrash," as defined in the Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, is "a primary mode of rabbinic biblical interpretation," as well as the "literature [arising] from such interpretation." It is the conversation that happens when a narrative artist (academic, novelist, filmmaker, playwright, poet, composer) interprets biblical (or otherwise sacred) stories, traditions and ideas.
Maybe Midrash is a May readathon in which we, as readers -- whatever our religious backgrounds or lack thereof -- bring our curiosity, intellect, skepticism and sense of wonder to bear in exploring religion.
My co-hosts' announcement videos:
Felicia @Little Prairie Library: youtube.com/watch?v=BEB8xhoxeqM
@saintdonoghue: youtube.com/watch?v=m3TPojD5dHM
@RickMacDonnell: youtube.com/watch?v=veHnSt74LZQ
To participate in Maybe Midrash, read one work of literary fiction dealing with religion (think publishing houses like FSG and Penguin, not Thomas Nelson and Tyndale House) and one work of non-fiction dealing with religion during the month of May. Both will be books OF YOUR CHOICE. Please use #maybemidrash so that I can find your videos easily and collect them in a playlist.
"Midrash," as defined in the Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, is "a primary mode of rabbinic biblical interpretation," as well as the "literature [arising] from such interpretation." It is the conversation that happens when a narrative artist (academic, novelist, filmmaker, playwright, poet, composer) interprets biblical (or otherwise sacred) stories, traditions and ideas.
Maybe Midrash is a May readathon in which we, as readers -- whatever our religious backgrounds or lack thereof -- bring our curiosity, intellect, skepticism and sense of wonder to bear in exploring religion.
My co-hosts' announcement videos:
Felicia @Little Prairie Library: youtube.com/watch?v=BEB8xhoxeqM
@saintdonoghue: youtube.com/watch?v=m3TPojD5dHM
@RickMacDonnell: youtube.com/watch?v=veHnSt74LZQ
To participate in Maybe Midrash, read one work of literary fiction dealing with religion (think publishing houses like FSG and Penguin, not Thomas Nelson and Tyndale House) and one work of non-fiction dealing with religion during the month of May. Both will be books OF YOUR CHOICE. Please use #maybemidrash so that I can find your videos easily and collect them in a playlist.
