RL 200
REVISED Learning Tracks
14 November 2005
The folIowing change was adopted by acclamation on 3 November 2005. Requirement #5 was deleted in lieu of a test on part 3, scheduled for 11/17/05. The open-book, in-class, team essay on this test will focus on the covenant.
This course can be tailored to emphasize one of the following two main ways of
appreciating the Hebrew Bible as a canonical text in the Judaeo-Christian tradition
—i.e., as a religious resource with doctrinal, ethical, spiritual, and devotional value
  TRACK A TRACK B
  Develop the skills essential for communal interpretation of the Hebrew Bible for the education of Christians and edification of the church Develop the skills and capacity for an appropriation of the Hebrew Bible as a resource for personal faith development and spiritual growth
  ASSIGNMENTS: ASSIGNMENTS:
  1. Bible Bio (done in class) 1. Bible Bio (done in class)
  2. Chapter review (from Benjamin book) 2. Creative history paper
  3. Compare/contrast or source-analysis/tradition-history analysis 3. Original Creation Myth
  4. Field trip reaction paper (completed in class) 4. Field trip reaction paper (completed in class)
OMITTED 5. Essay on development of the idea of the covenant in the HB 5. Essay on developing a personal covenant ethic
  6. Exegesis Project 6. Service-Learning Project
  7. Lament Psalm project 7. Lament Psalm project
The student who wishes to develop a custom track is welcome to generate a proposal and discuss it with the instructor.
The final deadline for the choice of Learning Track is 9/15/05.