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Associate Professor of Old Testament
The Binding of Isaac (Genesis 22)
The Old Testament is marked by striking narrative gaps—moments of silence, ambiguity, and tension that invite readers into the act of interpretation. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Binding of Isaac, a brief yet unsettling story that has served as a linchpin for Jewish, Christian, and Islamic reflection for centuries. In this talk, we practice close reading together, attending to what the text says—and pointedly does not say—to explore how meaning emerges at the intersection of text, imagination, and interpretive communities. The seminar extends this work through deeper engagement with the story’s suspense, its theological stakes, and the enduring plurality of its interpretations.
