Notes for 12/3/09

Sorry about being a little late with the notes. Here we go (I didn't want to take someone out of context, so my descriptions might be a little short):

• Karen spoke about the Slave, and how Jacob was a "slave" to God
• Ashley compared the Bible to Firefly, and how faith isn't supposed to make sense.
• Thomas talked about how the Bible changed the way he understood stories.
• Jenna talked about how actually reading the Bible has clarified many things for her (she'd spent a long time avoiding it) and how it's a good idea to read it.
• Chris discussed the characters of Jacob and Wanda, and how he didn't like Wanda's forced transformation into Sarah.
• Craig was very much intrigued with the lines in Ecclesiastes "vanity of vanities, all is vanity", and wrote an entire paper about the self.
• Alex was very interested in how the Bible has created a "metaphorical identity" for many cultures.
• Shelby used excellent illustrations to talk about the mental apocalypse, and the varying interpretations of the Bible.
• Melissa talked about the role of women in the Bible, as movers and pushers, and more than just Plotz's "prostitutes".
• Craig talked about the inspirational Book of Revelation, and used Patton Oswalt.
• Katie spoke about interpreting the Bible for use in our lives, and a little bit of extra biblical stuff too.
• Kathryn was struggling with the idea of the wrathful God, and trying to work out (theodicy) why he does the things he does.