Song-Mi Park

Song-Mi Suzie Park is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Focusing on literary readings and interpretations of the Bible, with a particular interest in issues of identity and gender, she is the author of Hezekiah and the Dialogue of Memory and 2 Kings in the Wisdom Commentary Series and coauthor with Carolyn B. Helsel of The Flawed Family of God: Stories about the Imperfect Families in Genesis, as well as several articles and essays.

Stories about the Imperfect Families in Genesis
The best stories in the book of Genesis involve families. The issues these stories raise—married vs. single life, sibling rivalry, infertility, family relocation, blended families, and the like—are startlingly relevant to families of today. This Bible study examines the families of Genesis, starting with how the Adam and Eve story encompasses far more ways of being family than most of us think. It looks at the sibling rivalry of the Cain and Abel story, pointing to the jealousy and violence to w...
Price: $20.00
Publication Date: 02/09/2021

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Song-Mi Park

Christians insist that love stands at the heart of who God is. Yet, when we talk about love in the Hebrew Bible, how much do we really know? Possessing such a belief alone does not mean that we possess a clear understanding of what love is. Are we aware of how often divine and human love are tied up with the idea of preference for one individual or group over another? Do we know how often descriptions of love involve questions of power, authority, and gender? Do we see that love is connected to ...
Price: $28.00
Publication Date: 05/30/2023