#teshuva #Tanach #Elul
The first episode of David's Elul Zoom lecture series, The Power of Change, the Challenge of Teshuva, considers early biblical figures whose individual examples of #teshuva illustrate a range of human responses to this powerful idea of self-investigation, repentance, and remorse.

David examines four biblical stories, those of:

- Cain
- Avimelech
- King Saul
- King David

each of whom acknowledged their transgressions in varying ways, providing fascinating insights into how different people accept responsibility for their mistakes or misdeeds - and what complete teshuva looks like.

Drawing on biblical narratives and commentary from the prophets, the Talmud and more modern thinkers, David explores ideas of personal responsibility and genuine repentance. He also discusses how these biblical examples address questions of forgiveness and redemption.

As always, David provides biblical and historical context to the discussion and invites his audience to examine these big ideas in relation to the text and themselves.

This talk was presented online for Caulfield Shule in 2020 as part of its scholar-in-residence program. Other lectures in the series can be found here:

Part 2 -    • The Power of Change, the Challenge of...  
Part 3 -    • The Power of Change, the Challenge of...  
Part 4 -    • The Power of Change, the Challenge of...  

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Images used in this video

Youtube cover – comprising images below and a picture of David by Stephan Rohl under CC licensing http://www.stephan-roehl.de​

Large image: The Prophet Nathan rebukes King David, oil on canvas by Eugène Siberdt, 1866-1931 (Mayfair Gallery, London). Public domain.