BIBLICAL LITERACY
Emory University Spring 1997 Max: 18; Writing requirement: No Professor David R. Blumenthal (reldrb@emory.edu) W 7:30 - 10:00 at professor's home
Content:
The Hebrew Bible (=Tanakh) is full of quotations. It is also brimming with stories and characters whose names have become legends in western culture. The purpose of this course is not to study passages in depth, but to study a good part of the Tanakh in order to learn who is who, what happened where, and who said what to whom. We will, accordingly, read our way through a sizeable section of the Tanakh, identify and memorize the quotations, and learn the key figures and moments in this literature.
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Particulars:
There is a lot of reading for this course, and a lot of memorizing. Quizzes and the final exam are short-answer identifications.Students will be responsible to hand in seven selected quotations each week and to keep a personal file. Professor Blumenthal will keep an official class file of quotations and will distribute it weekly. Class will consist of discussing the quotations students bring into class.
Jan. 15 Introduction: favorite quotations, favorite stories
assn.: Genesis
Jan. 22 Genesis
assn.: Exodus and Leviticus
Jan. 29 Exodus and Leviticus
assn.: Numbers and Deuteronomy
Feb. 5 Numbers and Deuteronomy
assn.: Joshua and Judges
Feb. 12 Joshua and Judges
assn.: 1 Samuel
Feb. 19 1 Samuel
assn: 2 Samuel
Feb. 26 2 Samuel
assn.: 1 Kings
Mar. 5 1 Kings
assn.: 2 Kings
[Mar. 12 no class, spring break]
Mar. 19 2 Kings
assn.: Isaiah
Mar. 26 Isaiah
assn.: Twelve Minor Prophets
Apr. 2 Twelve Minor Prophets
assn.: Jeremiah
Apr. 9 Jeremiah
assn.: Ruth, Esther, Song of Songs
Apr. 16 Ruth, Esther, Song of Songs
assn.: class choice
Apr. 23-->24 Class choice