Mod post: theme suggestions

[damned_colonial]

Please suggest themes you'd like to see covered here! Cut and paste the following into a comment:

ETA: please put your theme in the subject of your comment!

Theme:
Are you prepared to run it? Yes/No
Suggested books, if you have them already:


What does it mean to run the theme?

1. At least one month in advance, you'll let everyone know about the theme and your suggested reading for it. You need to suggest at least 3 works of fiction.
2. On the first of the month, you will post a welcome/introduction/kickoff for the theme.
3. Throughout the month, you'll take an active part in discussion of the theme.

You do not have to be an expert on the theme to run it. You just need to have an interest in it.

Comments

Old Testament

[damned_colonial]

Theme: Old Testament
Prepared to run it: no
Books:

Anthony Burgess, Moses (1976), a narrative poem about Moses leading the Jews out of Egypt; #3 in the Biblical trilogy.

Anita Diamant, The Red Tent, a feminist literary novel about the wives and daughters of the Old Testament patriarch Jacob.

More here: http://www.historicalnovels.info/Ancient.html#Bib

Re: Old Testament

[naraht]

Just so you know, Old Testament is a specifically Christian term. You might want to use something more inclusive... I believe "Hebrew Bible" or "Hebrew Scriptures" are used by scholars although there isn't a total consensus.

Re: Old Testament

[damned_colonial]

Good call, thanks.

Re: Hebrew Scriptures

[adelheid]

(Idea-spamming here...)

Madeleine L'Engle has written a book called "Certain Women" about the wives of David.

Re: Old Testament

[beckyzoole]

Selected chapters of The Source, James Michener, would be perfect here.