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The museum reopens with the new Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion and the much-anticipated exhibition The Lunder Collection: A Gift of Art to Colby College. The Community Day celebration will include Stone Fox Creamery ice cream, art-making activities, live music, and hourly tours. Admission is free to the public.

What is God like according to the Hebrew Bible? Is he "a consuming fire, an impassioned God" (Deuteronomy) or "a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in kindness, renouncing punishment" (Jonah)? Is it the case that the Israelites "saw no shape when the LORD your God spoke to you" (Deuteronomy), or is it the case that "they saw the God of Israel" (Exodus)? In fact, is the Biblical God always a "he"? We will explore the variety of depictions of God in the Hebrew Bible as a way of appreciating the Hebrew Bible as a compilation of different ancient Israelites' perceptions of the divine.

Marc Zvi Brettler, the Dora Golding Professor of Biblical Studies at Brandeis University, is an award-winning teacher and author. He has written and co-edited numerous books, including The Jewish Study Bible and, most recently, The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously.