<p>Mainly the Merchant of Venice, with discussion of its Biblical source: Jacob as trickster; Laban as trickster; Shylock as trickster; Portia as trickster; much about Jacob, Esau, Isaac, and the man Jacob wrestles with; the meaning of the turquois ring and the pound of flesh.</p>
<p>NB: this coming week is vacation so no updates till the week of Feb 25.</p>

Mainly the Merchant of Venice, with discussion of its Biblical source: Jacob as trickster; Laban as trickster; Shylock as trickster; Portia as trickster; much about Jacob, Esau, Isaac, and the man Jacob wrestles with; the meaning of the turquois ring and the pound of flesh. NB: this coming week is vacation so no updates till the week of Feb 25.

Imagining Money XIV Thursday 2-15-19 Mainly Merchant of Venice and the Bible

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