between political, religious and economic refugees? What is the role of criminals smuggling refugees? Is there a European commitment? What is the role of religion? How to evaluate tension in our towns? Are refugees potential terrorists? The book is called ‘These are the names’ That is the way the book of liberation in the Bible, mostly called Exodus, is named in the Jewish version of the Bible (The book starts with the words: these are the names of the children of Israel… Then the names of the sons of Jacob follow. They live in Mizraim (in English Egypt). They are (economic) slaves. Mizraim is related to the Hebrew word anxiety. The sons of Israel live in the land of anxiety and death. Liberation starts when the name of the God of Israel is revealed to Moses (Ex. 3). The long journey through the desert starts in search of a promised land. Studying the biblical story in relation to the story of Wieringa offers a possibility to think about liberation today. Names are part of one’s identity. Being nameless means being no-one. Drawing a circle as a face gives the possibility of filling up the own identity. Pontus Beg decides to become a Jew. Who is a Jew? The book offers the possibility to explore Judaism. Divide the classroom into groups and give each an aspect of Judaism. After research a presentation of results is held. The metaphor of the desert is a metaphor of life. Is society a desert or a jungle? In the story the black man is killed, murdered. The refugees continue their journey taking the head of the black man with them. Is the head a taboo? The head of the black man seems to be a curse. In Michailopol it becomes a token of adoration and liberation. Individual research can look up the function of a taboo in a religion. Furthermore there is the scape goat (see Leviticus), being sent into the desert carrying the sins of the people. What is a scape goat in modern society? Explore the theory of René Gerard. Is the cross of Jesus a taboo? Is Jesus a scape goat in Christianity? Vienna , September 2016 Henk Pol
between political, religious and economic refugees? What is the role of criminals smuggling refugees? Is there a European commitment? What is the role of religion? How to evaluate tension in our towns? Are refugees potential terrorists? The book is called ‘These are the names’ That is the way the book of liberation in the Bible, mostly called Exodus, is named in the Jewish version of the Bible (The book starts with the words: these are the names of the children of Israel… Then the names of the sons of Jacob follow. They live in Mizraim (in English Egypt). They are (economic) slaves. Mizraim is related to the Hebrew word anxiety. The sons of Israel live in the land of anxiety and death. Liberation starts when the name of the God of Israel is revealed to Moses (Ex. 3). The long journey through the desert starts in search of a promised land. Studying the biblical story in relation to the story of Wieringa offers a possibility to think about liberation today. Names are part of one’s identity. Being nameless means being no-one. Drawing a circle as a face gives the possibility of filling up the own identity. Pontus Beg decides to become a Jew. Who is a Jew? The book offers the possibility to explore Judaism. Divide the classroom into groups and give each an aspect of Judaism. After research a presentation of results is held. The metaphor of the desert is a metaphor of life. Is society a desert or a jungle? In the story the black man is killed, murdered. The refugees continue their journey taking the head of the black man with them. Is the head a taboo? The head of the black man seems to be a curse. In Michailopol it becomes a token of adoration and liberation. Individual research can look up the function of a taboo in a religion. Furthermore there is the scape goat (see Leviticus), being sent into the desert carrying the sins of the people. What is a scape goat in modern society? Explore the theory of René Gerard. Is the cross of Jesus a taboo? Is Jesus a scape goat in Christianity? Vienna , September 2016 Henk Pol