Reflection task: The meaning of the Bible. Levine, Amy–Jill, and Douglas Knight. The meaning of the Bible: what the Jewish and Christian Old Testament can teach us. New York: HarperOne, 2011.IntroThe assignment is to reflect on my assumptions about the Bible and Bible interpretation, based on the journey, or "deep dive," I have taken into the Hebrew Bible this semester through various writings and discussions, and the reflections collected during my stay with Levine and Knight. This is, indeed, a disturbing task, given that it must be completed in 10 pages or less. Where is God's justice when you need it? On the Bible. In exploring the question of how my views on the Bible have been changed or confirmed as a result of this course on the Hebrew Bible, I would say that it has been affected in various and various ways, due to space constraints, I will speak to: a. Historicity of the Bible, b. the history of ancient Israel and its relationship to the current geopolitical context in the Middle East.a. Historicity of the Bible. One of the biggest problems for me was the lack of historicity of the Bible. This is true in general for the history of ancient Israel and in particular for events such as the Creation Story, the Exodus, the conquests of the Promised Land, and the Kingdoms of David and Solomon. Although I generally knew that the creation story was not actually true, before this course I tended to overlook the details of the falsehood, that is, the implications of this inaccuracy. What the course confronted me with was how I conveyed this information to those who believed every word. What truth could emanate from the creation story that I could convey to those who have held to that faith and belief in the accuracy of... middle of paper... absolutely true, for a race? of people who still suffer from the injustice of racism globally, in part, due to the proliferation of false hoods arising from the interpretation of the biblical story itself. And, particularly in the United States, which knows the history of African Americans well, it begins with the Emancipation Proclamation. Do you think you will use the Bible in a different way after considering the questions raised in this course? For sure, for sure. I don't know if I will ever be able to see the Bible the same way after this course! But it actually opens me up to new approaches in my analysis and study, as well as in how I talk about the Bible going forward. Better yet, My Faith Survived!, and it was even slightly improved. Works Cited Levine, Amy – Jill and Douglas Knight. The meaning of the Bible: what the Jewish and Christian Old Testament can teach us. New York: HarperOne, 2011