A session on life as an Arabic-speaking Jew and another on a premier archaeological site in Israel are the topics of the Fall 2008 Community Breakfasts sponsored by ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Divinity School.
The breakfasts run from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. The cost is $10 and includes food. The public is invited, but must register in advance at .
On Thursday, Sept. 25, , the Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies and Hebrew Bible Professor of Classics, will speak on "Atlantis and Beyond," his account of life as a Arabic-speaking Jew.
On Thursday, Nov. 13, , the Drucilla Moore Buffington Professor of Hebrew Bible, will speak on "Digging Megiddo." , in the northern part of Israel in the Jezreel Valley, contains more than 2,000 years of evidence of history including one of the most significant royal cities of Israel. ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ is part of the international consortium sponsoring its excavation. Knight and several students who have worked at the site will recount their impressions of the experience.
²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Divinity School is one of only four university-based interdenominational institutions in the United States, and the only one in the South.
Media contact: Jim Patterson, (615) 322-NEWS
jim.patterson@vanderbilt.edu