Brooten will discuss how and why the Hebrew Bible doesn’t prohibit or condemn sexual relations between women, but how the New Testament does, while also comparing ancient Jewish and Christian responses.   

Additional information as well as a link to RSVP can be found by visiting: https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/scjs-events/ 

More About Bernadette J. Brooten 

A noted scholar in the areas (and intersection) of religion and feminism, Brooten is known for her work on women leaders in the synagogue. She is the author of the groundbreaking book Love Between Women. Her work sparked the term “The Brooten phenomenon” which refers to the way in which women’s scholarship, and scholarship on women doesn’t cross the bridge into what is considered to be “real” (i.e. male-centered) scholarship. Brooten is the Kraft-Hiatt Professor Emerita at Brandeis University where she also directs the Feminist Sexual Ethics Project.