RL 200 — Fall 2005
1 October 2005
I: TOOLS FOR FIRST TESTAMENT STUDY |
Session |
Date |
Topic |
Assignment |
Enrichment/prn |
1 |
Tu 08/30 |
How
the Bible Means Depends upon How We Read |
Meet participants, review objectives, tools, assignments,
& strategies. Do Bible Bio, OT
Jeopardy, & Pretest. Read Benjamin 1 |
Complete Pretest. Sign up for
class presentations. For Thursday's class:
review Dr. McGinn's home page; RL
200 Syllabus; Introductory
Materials for Biblical Studies |
| 2 |
Th 09/01 |
Inspiration, Revelation, Interpretation: the Bible & Authority |
Read 2 Tim 3:16–17; Benjamin 19; PBC, Interpretation
of the Bible in the Church (NB: In
class today, you will be expected to complete a brief QUIZ on the contents
of this document) |
Presentation on Benjamin
1. NB: Due to the Mass of the Holy Spirit, the schedule today is
different. Section 51 meets 9:00 to 9:50 a.m. Section 52 meets 11:00 to
11:50 a.m. |
3 |
Tu 09/06 |
Biblical Forms & Genres |
Read: Gen 1–11; Exod 19–25; Isa 6; Jer 1; Ezek 1; Jonah, esp.
1–2; Benjamin 18. Prepare your terms from the Forms
worksheet and bring your contemporary examples. Review form
criticism in Genesis |
Presentations on Benjamin
18-19. FOR EXTRA CREDIT (today only): In The
Song of Songs Illustrated, what is the artist's basic point about
reading the Bible? |
4 |
Th 09/08 |
Formal Comparisons of Biblical & Other ANE Texts |
Prepare the readings for one of the comparisons on the C&C
1 sign-up. (NB: In class QUIZ on the
contents of these documents)
|
FOR EXTRA CREDIT (today only): do these
discussion questions on the
Song of Songs.
Begin working with your partner to compose your creation
myth; due next week. |
5 |
Tu 09/13 |
The Primeval History |
Read: Gen 1:1-2:4a; Gen
2:4b-3:24; Exod 15:1-21; Ps 119 &
136; skim Enuma
Elish; Epic of Gilgamesh;
Gilgamesh summary; Boadt
diagram; Benjamin 2. |
ALL C&C 1
presentations. FOR EXTRA CREDIT (today only): review
Historical Development
of the Doctrine of Creation & then respond to Biblical
Creation & Modern Physics. |
| 6 |
Th 09/15 |
God & Creation |
Original creation
story due. |
Presentations on Trible.
FOR EXTRA CREDIT (today only): what is
wrong with this "picture"? |
| 7 |
Tu 09/20 |
Who Wrote the Bible? The "Four
Source" Theory of the Pentateuch |
Read: Gen 22 & 37; handouts for Genesis
sources and Gen 37; Benjamin
3. |
Explore the New
Jerusalem Mosaic and see what life was like in the First & Second
Temple periods. Reaction
paper due next week. |
8 |
Th 09/22 |
Source Analysis & Tradition History |
Prepare the readings for one of the exercises on the SATH
sign-up. (NB: In class QUIZ on the contents
of these documents) |
Quiz 2. ALL SATH
presentations. Read more on the Documentary Hyposthesis: Noth;
Polzin;
Tigay;
Wolff; |
9 |
Tu 09/27 |
Tour of Ancient Jerusalem |
New Jerusalem Mosaic
reaction paper will be done during class; visit the site, take notes,
and do parts 1–3 ahead of time |
Part 1 Review |
10 |
Th 09/29 |
Summary/Review of Part 1
|
Quiz on Part 1 |
Those in Track A should be working on the rough draft of their exegesis
papers by now. If you like, take some time over the weekend to view
Joseph Sargeant's film, "Abraham."
|
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