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Bring History, Myth, and Politics to Life

Engage your audience with thought-provoking insights that challenge conventional narratives and illuminate the connections between the past and the present.

Bring History, Myth, and Politics to Life

Engage your audience with thought-provoking insights that challenge conventional narratives and illuminate the connections between the past and the present.

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Separating Fact from Fiction in the Hebrew Bible

  • A brief history of 150 years of debate on the historicity of the Bible
  • How 20th-century archaeologists fell prey to “the curse of having a Bible”
  • The Documentation Hypothesis and the evolving consensus among archaeologists

David, The King of Israel

  • Were David and Solomon Historical Figures? If not, how would that change our thinking about the history of the Holy Land?
  • Who were the Deuteronomists? What were their stories of David intended to prove, and what might they have been trying to obscure?
  • How do these questions pertain to Israel-Palestine today?

The Politics of Early Jesus Narratives

  • Charting the diversity of narratives about Jesus, and what the narratives reveal about the political circumstances among pagans, Jews, and early Christians
  • What remains of these early struggles in “orthodox” Christian belief today

Playing Chess with Sacred Space

  • A lively overview of the attempts to claim a single holy spot, from a Bronze-age Canaanite holy spot to the Dome of the Rock
  • The politics behind the construction of the Dome of the Rock, and the evolution of Islamic narratives about Jerusalem

Noah's Bio

From designing high-rises in San Francisco to pioneering disruptive software products and online services, Noah Kennedy’s career is a testament to the rare blend of creativity and rigorous analytical thinking that defines his work.

In 2014, Kennedy’s irrepressible curiosity took a pivotal turn as he began exploring the complex dynamics of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Motivated by a belief that key perspectives were being overlooked, he has traveled extensively in the region, engaged with leading subject matter experts, and gotten blissfully lost in the labyrinthine stacks of the UC Berkeley Library. His relentless pursuit of fresh insights into the intersection of myth, history, and politics continues to drive his work and shape his evolving vision for a deeper understanding of complex global narratives.

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