Dr. Jon Jackson - A Psychological Approach to the Old Testament #1
Channel: Carl Jung Depth Psychology Reading Group
Date: 2020-06-23

Retired Jungian Psychiatrist Dr. Jon Jackson spoke to us about the Old Testament.  This was the first session of a series.  If you would like to join us in the future, please write to skip.conover@gmail.com.  Part 2 is scheduled for July 7, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. US Eastern Time, 11:00 a.m. Pacific time.   Here’ is Dr. Jackson's description of this series:

“I am attempting several things in these lectures on "A Psychological Approach to The Old Testament." One of my main goals is to present the truly archetypal stories told there, rediscover them as best I can as to how they were originally told, and then let them speak for themselves. That alone would be a worthy achievement. But, I'm also doing much more. Yes, I do explore the Jungian themes that speak to the issue of individuation, and take a good look at Answer To Job. Jung's model, though, is completed by including Christianity and the idea of incarnation, and there is nothing of that in my series. I am also deeply interested in the psychology of those mysterious ancient Hebrews, their ways of thinking, their ways of storytelling, and their moralistic stance. I look into that repeatedly. I also explore recent theories in Biblical scholarship, such as the ancient oral traditions, the idea of multiple authors and brilliant editing, the historical context, and asking why the early books of the Old Testament were written, for whom, and when. One entire lecture focuses on the women of the Old Testament. The final lecture is called "The Disappearance of God," which looks and the way God's presence disappears over the course of the Old Testament, and how God disappeared in Modern and Post-Modern Western culture.”

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