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Keith Dow highlights Jeremy Schipper’s exploration of priests with disabilities in the book of Leviticus. The post shows how ancient texts portray inclusion and purpose for people with disabilities. Schipper’s research connects biblical scholarship with themes of belonging and vocation.
Over the next weeks, we will be highlighting some of the presentations at the 2013 Summer Institute on Theology and Disability.
Featured Presentation
This week, we are featuring “Leviticus and the Priest with Disabilities: A Job Description” by Jeremy Schipper.
About Jeremy Schipper
Jeremy Schipper, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Religion (Hebrew Bible) and an affiliated faculty member of the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. His research focuses on the Former Prophets (Joshua – 2 Kings) and disability in the Hebrew Bible and other ancient Near Eastern texts. Among his writings are This Abled Body: Rethinking Disability and Biblical Studies. Co-edited with Hector Avalos and Sarah Melcher. Semeia Studies 55. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2007; and the book Disability and Isaiah’s Suffering Servant.
Additional Resources
You can visit Jeremy Schipper’s Amazon Author Page here.
You can also download Bill Gaventa’s notes on this session here: “Leviticus and the Priest with Disabilities“.
To watch videos of other presentations from the 2013 Summer institute, click here.
About the Author:
Keith Dow:
Keith Dow lives near Ottawa, serving as Manager of Organizational and Spiritual Life with Karis Disability Services. He holds his PhD in caregiving ethics from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He is the author of Formed Together: Mystery, Narrative, and Virtue in Christian Caregiving (Baylor, 2021). Keith Dow is a credentialed Pastor with BIC Canada for his role with Karis Disability Services, where he supports the spiritual health of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and equips churches to be more accessible and hospitable.
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Keith Dow highlights Jeremy Schipper’s exploration of priests with disabilities in the book of Leviticus. The post shows how ancient texts portray inclusion and purpose for people with disabilities. Schipper’s research connects biblical scholarship with themes of belonging and vocation.
Over the next weeks, we will be highlighting some of the presentations at the 2013 Summer Institute on Theology and Disability.
Featured Presentation
This week, we are featuring “Leviticus and the Priest with Disabilities: A Job Description” by Jeremy Schipper.
About Jeremy Schipper
Jeremy Schipper, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Religion (Hebrew Bible) and an affiliated faculty member of the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. His research focuses on the Former Prophets (Joshua – 2 Kings) and disability in the Hebrew Bible and other ancient Near Eastern texts. Among his writings are This Abled Body: Rethinking Disability and Biblical Studies. Co-edited with Hector Avalos and Sarah Melcher. Semeia Studies 55. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2007; and the book Disability and Isaiah’s Suffering Servant.
Additional Resources
You can visit Jeremy Schipper’s Amazon Author Page here.
You can also download Bill Gaventa’s notes on this session here: “Leviticus and the Priest with Disabilities“.
To watch videos of other presentations from the 2013 Summer institute, click here.
