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

Published: Feb. 17, 2019, 2:44 p.m.

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.\nNB: this coming week is vacation so no updates till the week of Feb 25.