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Homework for tomorrow |
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11-Jan |
T |
Read English 390: Is it for you?
View this instructive film on civil conversation in our classroom. |
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13-Jan |
R |
Intro to Course
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Begin reading either The Red Tent or The World Without Us; also, look ahead to the next long Harris reading (1-36) |
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18-Jan |
T |
Film: Kingdom of David, part 1 (108 minutes) Film
Viewing Sheet
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- Read Ruth (NRSV) and Harris 1-36; Harris 260-2 (Festival
Scrolls)
- Words to know (for quiz; don't forget to take notes on character
and place names in Ruth and future bible
readings)
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20-Jan |
R |
Kingdom of David, cont'd
Reading: Harris, 1-36
Context:
Reading: Book
of Ruth (book available
for purchase in bookstore)
Handouts:
Other:
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Harris 37-69
Terms
to know from Harris reading (chapter 3, pp 37-69) |
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25-Jan |
T |
Film: Who wrote the bible? part 1
Reading: Harris 37-69 (big
file--download chapter--book on order at bookstore)
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Lamentations (NRSV); 2
Chronicles 36; |
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27-Jan |
R |
Reading: Lamentations and 2
Chroncles 36
Biblical Context
Context
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Paper
1: Translation (due Thursday, February 10)
Homework : Isaiah 1,2,6,7, 14, 40-55; Ezekiel
1-11, 33,37 (NRSV); Harris 190-197, 214-221
Terms
to know from Harris
textbook and Ezekiel |
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1-Feb |
T |
Reading--Assyrian Prophecies:
- Harris 190-197
- 1st Isaiah 1-2, 6-7 (7:14 coming of savior)
- 14 (predicts fall of the Nations)
Context: 1st Isaiah
Reading--Babylonian Prophecies:
- 2nd Isaiah (chs. 40-55) and Harris
214-221
Reading: Ezekiel
- Ezekiel (chs 1-11, 33,37)
Context and Handouts
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Reading: Ezra and Nehemia
(NRSV) and Harris 267-270 |
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3-Feb |
R |
Ezra- Nehemia
Context
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Homework: Genesis 1-25 (NRSV);
Harris 86-117
Terms
to know for Tomorrow |
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8-Feb |
T |
Discussion of papers due Thursday
Reading: Genesis 1-11
Important Themes / Words / Names
For comparison: Psalms 104,74,89;
Proverbs 8.22-31
Handouts (context)
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10-Feb |
R |
Reading: Genesis 12-25
Context
- The Covenant: Words and Themes
- Sodom and Gomorrah 18:16-19:38
- Abraham and monotheism
- Binding of Isaac
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Translation Paper Due
Homework for tomorrow: discuss Genesis
25-36 (and see blessing in 49); near eastern creation
myths
Names and places to know for tomorrow |
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15-Feb |
T |
Reading: Genesis 25-36; 49 (Jacob's Blessing)
Alternate Creation
Myths:
- Excerpts from Gilgamesh, Marduk, Baal and Yaam
The Hebrew Goddess
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Discussion of The Red Tent; group presentations |
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17-Feb |
R |
The Red Tent
Group Presentations
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Homework: Exodus 1-15, 18-20, 32 (NRSV);
Harris 117-130
Names and terms to know in Exodus |
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22-Feb |
T |
Advising Day--No Class |
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24-Feb |
R |
Return of Paper 1
Discussion of paper 2
Reading: Exodus 1-15, 18-20, 32
Context
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Essay
2 (Source Examination) due Tuesday, March 15
Homework for next class: Deuteronomy (1-4,5-6 (shema),
7:1-6) and Judges (1-4, 9, 11, 14, 19-21) (NRSV); Harris
147-150; 158-163
Terms to know for Judges and Deuteronomy |
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1-Mar |
T |
SPRING BREAK |
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3-Mar |
R |
SPRING BREAK |
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8-Mar |
T |
Summary of next two Books
Reading:
Deuteronomy 1-4,5-6 (shema), 7:1-6 (plus others in class)
- Discussion in class: Deut 7:1-6,10:14-19,12 (centralized
worship),13,20
- last speech 28-29: Deuteronomistic theory of history
Opening Frame: First discourse of Moses 1.1-4.43 (500s BCE)
Second Discourse of Moses
- Preamble
- Core of Deuteronomistic Law (12-26)
- 12,13 (centralized worship and foreign gods (Torah law))
- 20 (holy war; Herem)
vs 13:17 Cursed thing or "devoted to destruction"
(herem)
- 22-6 (misc. case laws; Tow`ebah)
Deuteronimic history (28)
Third Discourse of Moses 29-30.20
End Frame: Death and Torah Formation 31-end
- Moses 3 speeches
- 34 Death of Moses (in class)
Context:
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Terms to know for Judges and Deuteronomy |
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10-Mar |
R |
Reading: Judges
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Homework for next class: Harris
164-90 plus selections from Samuel and Kings:
- 1
Samuel 28 (necromancy, holy war)
- 2 Samuel 7:1-16 (covenant)
- 1 Kings 3 (succession); 12 (division)
- 1 Kings 17-22;
2 Kings 1:1-12 (Elijah)
Terms and names to know for Samuel-Kings |
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15-Mar |
T |
Darmok and Jelad
Discussion: Quick jog
through Samuel and Kings
- 1
Samuel 28 (necromancy, holy war)
- 2 Samuel 7:1-16 (covenant)
- 2 Samuel 11-12 (Bathsheba)
- 1 Kings 3 (succession)
- 1 Kings 12 (division)
- 1 Kings 17-22; 2 Kings 1:1-12 (Elijah)
Context and Discussion: Kingship narratives
- Storytelling and Nationbuilding
- Royal Psalms (1,2,89)
and Enthronement Psalms (93) in class
- Annointed
- My Handouts:
- Other links:
- Dates
Film: David |
Paper 2 Due
Homework for next class: Job 1-13; 19,
36-42 (NRSV) and Harris 247-256
Words and names to know for Job |
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17-Mar |
R |
Reading: Job
Job and Harris ch. 247-256
Context
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Homework: Ecclesiastes |
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22-Mar |
T |
some words about paper 2
Discussion of Paper 3
Reading: Ecclesiastes
Other handouts
Context
For comparison:
Proverbs
Context:
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Homework: Esther
(NRSV) plus Harris text on Jonah and Esther 226-7, 265-267
Terms and Names to know for Esther
Essay
3 (Midrash analysis) Due Tuesday, April 12 |
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24-Mar |
R |
Reading: Esther
- My notes on
Esther
- Apocryphaladditions to Esther (note: links are from
the King James version, not the New Revised Standard)
- Harris 265-267
Context: Hellenism
Purim and Esther
Methods of Mourning
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Homework : 1 Maccabees Chapter 1, plus Daniel
(all) (NRSV); Harris 274-279
read short essay on Apocalypticism
Names and Terms to know for Daniel |
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29-Mar |
T |
Reading: Daniel plus 1
Maccabees chapter 1 plus Harris 274-279
- Daniel (1253-1278 HB), Apocryphal Additions to Daniel 189-201 AP, and
Context and Handouts
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Homework :
- Harris: skim chapter 10 and read 284-294; (Apocrypha)
295-6 (Tobit)
- NRSV: Tobit (in the Apocrypha)
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31-Mar |
R |
The World Without Us: Group Presentations
- Part 1 (Zimmerman, T.Thomas, Rock Williams, Amanda King)
- Part 2 (Andy Allen, Shao Khang, Amy Williams)
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5-Apr |
T |
SPRING LITERARY FESTIVAL--ATTEND AT LEAST TWO EVENTS
Frontline's Apocalypse--Apocalypse
film. |
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7-Apr |
R |
SPRING LITERARY FESTIVAL--ATTEND AT LEAST TWO EVENTS
Alan Weisman will speak to interested students from 2:05 - 3:20 pm in CO 304. Attendance is mandatory. |
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12-Apr |
T |
Paper 3 Due
Reading: The Apocrypha
Reading: Selections from Book of Enoch (probably written in Aramaic, translated into Greek, and then into Ethiopic...)
Reading: Tobit
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Midrash analysis essay (3) due
Thematic
Essay 4 (due Tuesday, April 26) and an example of Essay 4
Homework next Tuesday
- Harris chapter 14
- I Thessalonians
- Romans 4-7
- James 2
Terms to know
Recommended reading: the quest for the historical Jesus
429-447 |
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14-Apr |
R |
Reading: Harris ch. 14
and Thessalonians, plus Romans 4-7 and James 2
Terms
Context
Film: From Jesus to Christ: the First Christians (part
II: Paul and the spread of Christianity) |
Homework for Thursday: Harris 360-374 and
Gospel of Mark (NRSV)
What to study for Gospel of Mark quiz |
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19-Apr |
T |
Reading: Gospel of Mark (study guide)
Harris 360-374
- My handout on
Mark
- 4 Gospels
compared
- Died young: Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, James Dean
- 33 this year: James Franco, Ashton Kutcher, Katie Holmes, Rachel McAdams, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shruti Seth, Zachary Quinto (Spock), Salar Kamanger (the CEO of Yutube), and Donald Trump Jr.
- Comtempoary issues
- Son of Man (bar en-awsh' )
- Jesus
- 4:12 Parable
- 4:14 word
- embedded symbolic narratives--fig, naked man
- symbolic numbers, esp 12
- Note: Mark
7:16 and other passages omitted from modern
translatons as not authoritative
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Reading : Selections from the Gospel of Matthew
- chs 1-2
- ch 5-7
- ch 10
- ch 18
- ch 27:51-end
What to study in Matthew (all questions from the passes listed above) |
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21-Apr |
R |
EASTER BREAK: NO CLASS |
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26-Apr |
T |
Banned from the New Testament: selections from Banned from the Bible I excerpts
(2:06) (1 2 (canon formation); 3 (Adam and Eve); 4 (Jubilees);
5 (Enoch), 6, 7, 8, 9)
Banned from the Hebrew Bible if time): selections
from Banned from the Bible II (7:00) (1. Testament
of Solomon; 2. Lilith)
Context:
- Competing Gospels
- Gnostic gospels and gnosticism
- Modern gnostic groups:
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Essay 4 Due |
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28-Apr |
R |
Final Exam Prep and STUDY GUIDE
Gospel of Matthew
- chs 1-2 (infancy narrative)
- ch 5-7 (sermon on mount)
- ch 10 (instructions to the twelve)
- ch 18 (instructions to the church)
- ch 27:51-end (post-death appearances)
Context: My notes on the first (Matthew's) gospel
Messianic fulfilments:
- Birthplace (1-2) cf Micah 5
- Journey to Egypt (Hos 11)
- Death of children (Jer 31.15) original context: Joseph's northern tribes (Ephraim and Manasseh) fall to Assyrians; Joseph is Rachel's son
- Return to Galilee (Isa 9)
Sermon on the Mount (5): Reinterpretation of Commandments
Other Context: Competing Gospels
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2-May |
M 12-2:30 |
390 Exam Co 102 |
Take your exam any of these times / places
FYI: New Rapture-related enterprise (for those who aren't taking their pets with them when they leave) |
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3-May |
T 12-2:30 |
303 Exam Co 105 |
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5-May |
R 8:30-11 |
209 Exam Co 104 |
