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Ruth, Tobit, Esther, and Judith: not one but four books of the Old Testament<\/strong> \u2014ones that aren\u2019t usually read very often\u2014will be the focus of attention, discussion, and in-depth study during this year\u2019s sessions at the Diocesan Bible School of Venice<\/strong>. \u201cOften considered \u2018minor books\u2019 because of their brevity,\u201d writes Director Fr. Mauro Deppieri<\/strong>, \u201cthey are true literary and theological masterpieces, capable of speaking with extraordinary relevance to our daily lives<\/strong>. In a world dominated by men, Ruth, Esther, and Judith stand out for their courage<\/strong>, their political acumen, their unshakable faith, and their ability to change the course of history. And the Book of Tobit shows the power of daily fidelity within family relationships<\/strong>. Unlike other great books, here God acts in silence through the free choices, generosity, and determination of human beings<\/strong>. These texts address issues of burning relevance today: welcoming the stranger and integration (Ruth); the value of family bonds, care, and support in times of darkness (Tobit); and resistance against injustice and the abuse of power (Esther and Judith).\u201d As is tradition, the new academic year of the Bible School began with a series of introductory sessions led by biblical scholar Donatella Scaiola<\/strong>, vice president of the Italian Biblical Association. For her, it was a particularly fitting choice to dedicate a year to seriously exploring four Old Testament books that are not very well known<\/strong> and, moreover, rarely used in the liturgy. \u201cThese are very interesting texts that contain elements of great relevance today<\/strong>.\u201d For the vice president of the Italian Biblical Association, the women who are the protagonists of some of these books will offer many significant insights<\/strong>. The title of the first lecture\u2014\u201cA Stranger Among Us\u201d\u2014already says a lot:\u201cRuth is a foreigner<\/strong>; she is a Moabite who moves to Bethlehem and later becomes the wife of Boaz and, thus, the ancestor of King David. Esther<\/strong>, on the other hand, is a Jewish woman living at the court of a foreign king<\/strong>. Both are outsiders within their respective contexts. And yet both are agents of liberation. Ruth becomes one for her family\u2014first and foremost for Naomi, her mother-in-law, and then also for Boaz, to whom she will bear a son. She thus liberates them from a situation of mourning and poverty. Esther is, in a sense, a queen who could have lived in seclusion<\/strong> but instead decides\u2014as we would say today\u2014to step into the fray, that is, to put her life at risk to save her people, who are threatened with extermination. “The outsider, the foreigner\u2014here, rather than being a problem, becomes a resource<\/strong>, both at the family level and for the people as a 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Tobit, Esther, and Judith: not one but four books of the Old Testament<\/strong> \u2014ones that aren\u2019t usually read very often\u2014will be the focus of attention, discussion, and in-depth study during this year\u2019s sessions at the Diocesan Bible School of Venice<\/strong>. \u201cOften considered \u2018minor books\u2019 because of their brevity,\u201d writes Director Fr. 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These texts address issues of burning relevance today: welcoming the stranger and integration (Ruth); the value of family bonds, care, and support in times of darkness (Tobit); and resistance against injustice and the abuse of power (Esther and Judith).\u201d As is tradition, the new academic year of the Bible School began with a series of introductory sessions led by biblical scholar Donatella Scaiola<\/strong>, vice president of the Italian Biblical Association. For her, it was a particularly fitting choice to dedicate a year to seriously exploring four Old Testament books that are not very well known<\/strong> and, moreover, rarely used in the liturgy. \u201cThese are very interesting texts that contain elements of great relevance today<\/strong>.\u201d For the vice president of the Italian Biblical Association, the women who are the protagonists of some of these books will offer many significant insights<\/strong>. The title of the first lecture\u2014\u201cA Stranger Among Us\u201d\u2014already says a lot:\u201cRuth is a foreigner<\/strong>; she is a Moabite who moves to Bethlehem and later becomes the wife of Boaz and, thus, the ancestor of King David. Esther<\/strong>, on the other hand, is a Jewish woman living at the court of a foreign king<\/strong>. Both are outsiders within their respective contexts. And yet both are agents of liberation. Ruth becomes one for her family\u2014first and foremost for Naomi, her mother-in-law, and then also for Boaz, to whom she will bear a son. She thus liberates them from a situation of mourning and poverty. Esther is, in a sense, a queen who could have lived in seclusion<\/strong> but instead decides\u2014as we would say today\u2014to step into the fray, that is, to put her life at risk to save her people, who are threatened with extermination. \"The outsider, the foreigner\u2014here, rather than being a problem, becomes a resource<\/strong>, both at the family level and for the people as a whole.\"\n","introduzione_source":{"label":"Introduction","type":"wysiwyg","formatted_value":"

Ruth, Tobit, Esther, and Judith: not one but four books of the Old Testament<\/strong> \u2014ones that aren\u2019t usually read very often\u2014will be the focus of attention, discussion, and in-depth study during this year\u2019s sessions at the Diocesan Bible School of Venice<\/strong>. \u201cOften considered \u2018minor books\u2019 because of their brevity,\u201d writes Director Fr. Mauro Deppieri<\/strong>, \u201cthey are true literary and theological masterpieces, capable of speaking with extraordinary relevance to our daily lives<\/strong>. In a world dominated by men, Ruth, Esther, and Judith stand out for their courage<\/strong>, their political acumen, their unshakable faith, and their ability to change the course of history. And the Book of Tobit shows the power of daily fidelity within family relationships<\/strong>. Unlike other great books, here God acts in silence through the free choices, generosity, and determination of human beings<\/strong>. These texts address issues of burning relevance today: welcoming the stranger and integration (Ruth); the value of family bonds, care, and support in times of darkness (Tobit); and resistance against injustice and the abuse of power (Esther and Judith).\u201d As is tradition, the new academic year of the Bible School began with a series of introductory sessions led by biblical scholar Donatella Scaiola<\/strong>, vice president of the Italian Biblical Association. For her, it was a particularly fitting choice to dedicate a year to seriously exploring four Old Testament books that are not very well known<\/strong> and, moreover, rarely used in the liturgy. \u201cThese are very interesting texts that contain elements of great relevance today<\/strong>.\u201d For the vice president of the Italian Biblical Association, the women who are the protagonists of some of these books will offer many significant insights<\/strong>. The title of the first lecture\u2014\u201cA Stranger Among Us\u201d\u2014already says a lot:\u201cRuth is a foreigner<\/strong>; she is a Moabite who moves to Bethlehem and later becomes the wife of Boaz and, thus, the ancestor of King David. Esther<\/strong>, on the other hand, is a Jewish woman living at the court of a foreign king<\/strong>. Both are outsiders within their respective contexts. And yet both are agents of liberation. Ruth becomes one for her family\u2014first and foremost for Naomi, her mother-in-law, and then also for Boaz, to whom she will bear a son. She thus liberates them from a situation of mourning and poverty. Esther is, in a sense, a queen who could have lived in seclusion<\/strong> but instead decides\u2014as we would say today\u2014to step into the fray, that is, to put her life at risk to save her people, who are threatened with extermination. “The outsider, the foreigner\u2014here, rather than being a problem, becomes a resource<\/strong>, both at the family level and for the people as a whole.”<\/p>\n"},"paragrafi_articolo":[{"titolo_paragrafo":"\"Women Who Go Against the Grain\"","testo_paragrafo":"Judith herself, in a book deeply marked by violence, is a symbol of liberation<\/strong>: \u201cHere, too, we have a situation of violence, a threat directed at a portion of God\u2019s people. Judith responds<\/strong> to this threat by taking action<\/strong>. No one asks her to do anything, but she decides to go and free her people by killing Holofernes<\/strong>, and I think we\u2019re all familiar with the paintings in which she cuts off his head. Judith is a devout woman who nevertheless uses violence<\/strong>, and this will inevitably lead us to reflect on the matter.\u201d Three women who take a stand<\/strong>, put themselves on the line, and even engage with the mechanisms of power in the era in which they live. \u201cFor them,\u201d Scaiola continues, \u201cwe can speak of a strong assumption of responsibility<\/strong>, which is another way of expressing the positive aspect of power. Each of these women expresses this in relation to others\u2014some in a more domestic setting and others in a broader, and, we might say, international context. And above all, no one asks anything of them (or almost nothing), yet all of them, in their own unique way, demonstrate the courage to make choices that go decidedly against the grain<\/strong>.\u201d\nThus, themes emerge that resonate with the present day and highly topical<\/strong> issues. For example: \u201cThe first reaction toward a stranger is generally one of distrust, at best, or rejection of the other. But in the case of Ruth, rejecting the foreigner means closing the door on the possibility of encountering the Messiah<\/strong>, because Ruth will become the ancestor of King David. In the case of Esther, the foreigner becomes a sort of new Moses, capable of saving her people from oppression. Here, the foreigner transforms from a threat into a resource<\/strong>. With Judith, then, we enter a very important paradigm in the Old Testament: the figure of the weak who defeats the oppressor using the oppressor\u2019s own weapons<\/strong>. Judith cuts off Holofernes\u2019 head using Holofernes\u2019 own sword, just as David kills Goliath by cutting off his head with Goliath\u2019s sword, since David did not have one of his own. In short, evil backfires on those who commit it,<\/strong> and this is a theological principle that recurs constantly in Scripture. To quote the Psalms: the wicked dig a pit for the righteous and fall into the pit they have dug<\/strong>. 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Judith herself, in a book deeply marked by violence, is a symbol of liberation<\/strong>: \u201cHere, too, we have a situation of violence, a threat directed at a portion of God\u2019s people. Judith responds<\/strong> to this threat by taking action<\/strong>. No one asks her to do anything, but she decides to go and free her people by killing Holofernes<\/strong>, and I think we\u2019re all familiar with the paintings in which she cuts off his head. Judith is a devout woman who nevertheless uses violence<\/strong>, and this will inevitably lead us to reflect on the matter.\u201d Three women who take a stand<\/strong>, put themselves on the line, and even engage with the mechanisms of power in the era in which they live. \u201cFor them,\u201d Scaiola continues, \u201cwe can speak of a strong assumption of responsibility<\/strong>, which is another way of expressing the positive aspect of power. Each of these women expresses this in relation to others\u2014some in a more domestic setting and others in a broader, and, we might say, international context. And above all, no one asks anything of them (or almost nothing), yet all of them, in their own unique way, demonstrate the courage to make choices that go decidedly against the grain<\/strong>.\u201d
\nThus, themes emerge that resonate with the present day and highly topical<\/strong> issues. For example: \u201cThe first reaction toward a stranger is generally one of distrust, at best, or rejection of the other. But in the case of Ruth, rejecting the foreigner means closing the door on the possibility of encountering the Messiah<\/strong>, because Ruth will become the ancestor of King David. In the case of Esther, the foreigner becomes a sort of new Moses, capable of saving her people from oppression. Here, the foreigner transforms from a threat into a resource<\/strong>. With Judith, then, we enter a very important paradigm in the Old Testament: the figure of the weak who defeats the oppressor using the oppressor\u2019s own weapons<\/strong>. Judith cuts off Holofernes\u2019 head using Holofernes\u2019 own sword, just as David kills Goliath by cutting off his head with Goliath\u2019s sword, since David did not have one of his own. 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