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UNI TED THEOLOGI CAL SEMI NARY Fal l 2014

“ Educat i on i s not about r eadi ng great books f or a f ew years , i t i s about spendi ng a f ew years of preparat i on f or a l i f et i me of great books . ” Cl ar ence Page, Chi cago Tr i bune col umni s t , r emember i ng l at e Pul i t zer Pr i ze wi nner Gwendol yn Br ooks I . I NSTRUCTOR I NFORMATI ON

I I . CATALOGUE COURSE DESCRI PTI ON WI TH ADDI TI ONAL I NFORMATI ON Thi s i s a cour se on t he Pent at euch and For mer Pr ophet s . St udent s wi l l engage l i t er ar y, cul t ur al , and hi s t or i cal i s sues t hat come t o bear on i nt er pr et at i on of t he t ext . The books t o be cover ed i ncl ude: Genes i s , Exodus , Number s , Levi t i cus , Deut er onomy, Joshua, Judges , 1- 2 Samuel , and 1- 2 Ki ngs . The char act er s , event s , s et t i ngs , anci ent Near Eas t er n backgr ound, and t heol ogy of t he bi bl i cal t ext wi l l al l be addr es sed. The r ecept i on hi s t or y of t hese t ext s i n hi s t or y and t he moder n wor l d wi l l al so be r el evant i n t hi s cl as s . I I I . COURSE RATI ONALE Thi s cour se shoul d as s i s t s t udent s i n t hei r l ear ni ng vi a speci f i c Cor e Compet enci es of t he M. Di v. degr ee. St udent s shoul d, t hr ough t he s t udy of t he

Dr. F. Rachel Magdalene Telephone: (937) 999-7419 (Office) UTS email: frmagdalene@united.edu Office Hours: By appointment via Skype Skype addr es s : r achel magdal ene@i s l et - ver l ag. de (see further below about Skype)

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Ol d Tes t ament i n t hi s cour se, devel op gr eat er under s t andi ng of t he Bi bl e’ s f oundat i onal r ol e i n t he f or mat i on of Chr i s t i an i dent i t y and Chr i s t i an wi t nes s . Fur t her , s t udent s shoul d devel op gr eat er compet ence i n t he ski l l s and per spect i ves necessar y f or l eader shi p i n t he f or mat i on of di sci pl es . I V. UTS ESTABLI SHED COURSE COMPETENCI ES: By UTS des i gn, t hi s cour se i s i nt ended t o: 1) hel p s t udent s t o devel op t he ski l l s of cr i t i cal bi bl i cal i nt er pr et at i on; and 2) hel p s t udent s l ear n t o communi cat e t he r esul t s of t hei r i nt er pr et at i on i n a cl ear and coher ent manner . I n or der t o demons t r at e mas t er y of t hese t wo obj ect i ves , s t udent s shoul d be abl e t o: 1) use t he t ool s of cr i t i cal bi bl i cal s chol ar shi p ef f ect i vel y, i ncl udi ng concor dances , bi bl i cal di ct i onar i es and encycl opedi as , comment ar i es , s t udy Bi bl es , s chol ar l y monogr aphs , s chol ar l y ar t i cl es , and ot her r esour ces t hat t he pr of es sor may deem appr opr i at e f or t he cl as s ; 2) r ead bi bl i cal t ext s wi t h r ef er ence t o t hei r l i t er ar y, hi s t or i cal , cul t ur al , and t heol ogi cal cont ext s ; 3) cr i t i cal l y engage var i ous i nt er pr et at i ons t o whi ch a t ext may l end i t s el f ; and 4) pr oduce an exeges i s paper t hat i s bi bl i cal l y compet ent , r ef l ect s Engl i sh gr ammar and s t yl i s t i c compet ency, i s wel l or gani ze, and i s t he s t udent ’ s or i gi nal wor k. V. STUDENT LEARNI NG OBJECTI VES ( OR HOW WE ARE GETTI NG TO THE ABOVE COMPETENCI ES) Cogni t i ve Knowl edge Goal s ( i n ot her wor ds , t he bas i c Bi bl e cont ent goal s f or t he cour se) . Thi s mat er i al wi l l be l ear ned as we pr oceed t owar d t he pr ocess goal s as s t at ed bel ow. The s t udent shoul d, as t he cour se pr ogr es ses , be abl e t o: 1) I dent i f y t he bas i c cont ent , meani ng, and t heol ogy of t he f i ve books of t he Pent at euch and t he s i x books of t he For mer Pr ophet s ; 2) Recogni ze t he anci ent Near Eas t er n cont ext s of t hese bi bl i cal books ; 3) Compr ehend t he r ecept i on hi s t or y t hese books i n hi s t or y and i n t he moder n wor l d; and 4) Acqui r e t he key t echni ques of bi bl i cal exeges i s .

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Cogni t i ve Compr ehens i on, Anal ys i s , Eval uat i on, Appl i cat i on, and Appr opr i at i on Goal s ( i n ot her wor ds , t he meat of t he cour se, whi ch cons t i t ut es t he i nf or mat i on pr ocess i ng goal s ; t hese i ncl ude r eadi ng, anal yzi ng, eval uat i ng, appl yi ng, and cr eat i vel y appr opr i at i ng pr i mar y and secondar y bi bl i cal l i t er at ur e, whi ch wi l l act ual l y t each t he cour se cont ent ) . The s t udent shoul d, as t he cour se pr ogr es ses , be abl e t o: 1) Read cl osel y bi bl i cal pas sages wi t h t he goal of ext r act i ng bas i s cont ent ; 2) Expl or e cr i t i cal l y and eval uat e t he secondar y l i t er at ur e r el at ed t o bi bl i cal t ext s ; 3) I nt er pr et bi bl i cal pas sages i n t hei r l i t er ar y, hi s t or i cal , cul t ur al , and t heol ogi cal cont ext i n l i ght of ot her pr i mar y and secondar y sour ce mat er i al ; 4) Ref l ect upon t he ways i n whi ch God was at wor k i n t he l i ves of peopl e i n t he bi bl i cal mat er i al s ; 5) Appr eci at e t he r ecept i on hi s t or y of t hese books i n hi s t or y and i n t he moder n wor l d; 6) Exeget e sel ect ed pas sages i n t he l i f e, f ai t h, and/ or hi s t or y of I s r ael , us i ng t he s t andar d exeges i s t echni ques ; and i n so doi ng, t o synt hes i ze t he above r eadi ngs , expl or at i ons , i nt er pr et at i ons , and r ef l ect i ons t o ext r act deeper l evel s of meani ng f r om t he bi bl i cal pas sages . VI . TEACHI NG STRATEGI ES Thi s cour se i s an ent i r el y onl i ne cour se, ut i l i zi ng asynchr onous i ns t r uct i on. St udent s wi l l engage t he mat er i al t hr ough as s i gned r eadi ngs , di scuss i on boar d i nt er act i ons , pos t ed vi deos , onl i ne handout s and r esear ch ai ds , webs i t e l i nks , and t he l ear ni ng- as ses sment exer ci ses , t hat wi l l be f ur t her expl ai ned bel ow. VI I . REQUI RED TEXTBOOKS John J . Col l i ns , I nt roduct i on t o t he Hebrew Bi bl e, Cour se Pack ( i ncl udes A

St udy Compani on t o I nt roduct i on t o t he Hebrew Bi bl e) , 2nd ed. , Mi nneapol i s : For t r es s Pr es s , 2014. I SBN: 9781451483642 [ Her ei naf t er I HB and SCI HB, r espect i vel y] .

Br uce C. Bi r ch, Wal t er Br ueggemann, Ter ence E. Fr et hei m, and Davi d L.

Pet er sen, eds . A Theol ogi cal I nt roduct i on t o t he Ol d Tes t ament , 2nd ed. Nashvi l l e: Abi ngdon Pr es s , 2005. I SBN: 978- 0687066766 [ Her ei naf t er TI OT] .

Car ol yn J . Shar p, Wres t l i ng t he Word: The Hebrew Scr i pt ures and t he Chr i s t i an

Bel i ever . Loui svi l l e: Wes t mi ns t er John Knox Pr es s , 2010. I SBN: 978-0664230678 [ Her ei naf t er WTW] .

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Gor man, Mi chael J . El ement s of Bi bl i cal Exeges i s : A Bas i c Gui de f or St udent s and Mi ni s t er s , r ev. ed. Peabody: Hendr i ckson, 2009. I SBN: 978- 1598563115 [ Her ei naf t er EBE] .

ONE of t he NRSV St udy Bi bl es f r om t he t hr ee l i s t ed bel ow. I f one al r eady owns

one of t hese, t he l at es t edi t i on need not be pur chased.

a. Coogan, Mi chael , ed. The New Oxf ord Annot at ed Bi bl e. NRSV wi t h t he Apocrypha, 4t h ed. Oxf or d: Oxf or d Uni ver s i t y Pr es s , 2010. I SBN 978- 0060786854 ( Har dbound) ; or 978- 0061228407 ( Paper back) ; OR

b. At t r i dge, Har ol d W. , ed. The HarperCol l i ns St udy Bi bl e, s t udent ed. ,

r evi sed and updat ed. San Fr anci sco: Har per Col l i ns , 2006. I SBN 978- 0195289602 ( Paper back) ; OR

c. Har r el son, Wal t er J . , ed. The New I nt er pr et er ’ s St udy Bi bl e, NRSV

wi t h Apocr ypha. Nashvi l l e: Abi ngdon, 2003. I SBN 978- 0687278329 ( Har dbound) ; 978- 0687647330 ( Paper back) .

VI I I . OTHER REQUI RED MATERI ALS I n addi t i on t o t he as s i gned r eadi ngs i n t he Bi bl e and t he cour se t ext books , j our nal ar t i cl es , Power Poi nt pr esent at i ons , vi deo podcas t s , char t s , and summar y handout s ar e as s i gned t hr oughout t he cour se. Al l t he l ect ur es by Chr i s t i ne B. Hayes ar e f r om t he open and cos t - f r ee cour se “ RLST 145: I nt r oduct i on t o t he Ol d Tes t ament ( Hebr ew Bi bl e” of f er ed by Yal e Uni ver s i t y on i t s Open Yal e Cour ses webs i t e. A t r anscr i pt of each vi deo ( i n HTML) i s al so avai l abl e on t he same page as t he vi deo. The l i nk i s i mmedi at el y bel ow t he vi deo t owar d t he l ef t mar gi n. Thi s cour se i s us i ng t wo books ( Adel e Ber l i n and Mar c Zvi Br et t l er , eds . , The Jewi sh St udy Bi bl e: Feat ur i ng t he Jewi sh Publ i cat i on Soci et y Tanakh Trans l at i on [Oxf or d: Oxf or d Uni ver s i t y Pr ess , 2004] and James B. Pr i t char d, ed. , The Anci ent Near Eas t , Vol ume 1: An Ant hol ogy of Text s and Pi ct ures [Pr i ncet on, N. J . : Pr i ncet on Uni ver s i t y Pr ess , 1958] ) and a wi de var i et y of s econdar y l i t er at ur e r el at ed t o t he Ol d Tes t ament . One i s f r ee t o l ook up and r ead t hi s l i t er at ur e, but i t i s not r equi red by any means . I X. RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS AND READI NG A good Bi bl e di ct i onar y i s ver y hel pf ul t o have whenever one s t udi es t he Bi bl e because i t hel ps t o l ook up unf ami l i ar names , pl aces , and concept s . I f t he s t udent i s not gr aspi ng a gi ven concept , i t i s good t o l ook i t up i n a Bi bl e di ct i onar y. Us i ng one of t he onl i ne di ct i onar i es i s , however , unhel pf ul because t hey ar e t ypi cal l y qui t e ol d, wr i t t en i n t he l at e 1800s t o ear l y

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1900s . Any Bi bl e r esour ce publ i shed bef or e 1992, when t he Dead Sea Scr ol l s wer e r el eased, shoul d be used wi t h car e. Do your sel f a f avor and i nves t i n a good r ecent one- vol ume Bi bl e di ct i onar y. I r ecommend: Powel l , Mar k Al l en. HarperCol l i ns Bi bl e Di ct i onary. Rev. and updat ed ed. New Yor k: Har per One, 2011. I SBN 978- 0061469060. Mor eover , t he New I nt erpret er s ’ Di ct i onary of t he Bi bl e and t he Di ct i onary of Bi bl i cal I nt erpret at i on may bot h be accessed vi a Mi ni s t r y Mat t er s , t hr ough t he Uni t ed Onl i ne web s i t e. I encour age t he s t udent t o use t hem r egul ar l y t o gl ean addi t i onal i nf or mat i on as needed. X: ON BUYI NG TEXTBOOKS Book buyi ng f or onl i ne cl as ses i s somet i mes a chal l enge. The campus books t or e occas i onal l y wi l l not have t hem i n s t ock, al t hough I have, i n ever y case, s ent t hem t he l i s t of books t o or der . Her e ar e some ot her opt i ons f or get t i ng books : ABC Books / Al i br i s : www. al i br i s . com/ s t or es / abcbooks t or e AbeBooks : www. abebooks . com Amazon. com: www. amazon. com Bar nes&Nobl e: www. bar nesandnobl e. com Books - a- Mi l l i on: www. booksami l l i on. com Chr i s t i an Book Di s t r i but or s : www. chr i s t i anbook. com Ei senbr auns : www. ei senbr auns . com ( OT onl y) I ndi e Bound: www. i ndi ebound. or g Addi t i onal l y, one can al ways go t o t he webs i t e of t he book’ s publ i sher ( e. g. , Abi ngdon, For t r es s , Har per Col l i ns , Oxf or d Uni ver s i t y Pr es s , Wes t mi ns t er John Knox, et c. ) . They usual l y sel l di r ect l y t o t he publ i c. One shoul d not r el y on bor r owi ng t he book at t he l i br ar y. Any gi ven l i br ar y may or may not own t he book, and, even i f t hey do, i t may al r eady be checked out . Fur t her mor e, I nt er l i br ar y Loan may t ake up t o ei ght weeks , and l i br ar i es usual l y wi l l not bor r ow a book t hat i s i n t hei r col l ect i on, even i f i t wi l l be out f or an ext ended per i od of t i me. XI : OPTI ONAL SUPPLEMENTAL MATERI ALS I have pos t ed and wi l l cont i nue t o pos t , f r om t i me t o t i me, some opt i onal r eadi ngs , vi deo podcas t s , Power Poi nt pr esent at i ons , s t udy gui des , char t s , handout s , and t he l i ke. Thi s mat er i al i s suppl ement al , pur el y di scr et i onar y, and i s i n a cl ear l y l abel ed f ol der r el at ed t o t he r el evant modul e. The s t udy gui des , char t s , and handout s may condense t he r el evant mat er i al t o make i t eas i er t o di ges t . These ar e not meant as a subs t i t ut e f or t he r equi r ed r eadi ngs but a way t o pr ocess t he r eadi ng. Ot her mat er i al s may cons t i t ut e hel pf ul backgr ound i nf or mat i on. St i l l ot her s , pr i mar i l y t he j our nal ar t i cl es ,

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ar e meant t o gi ve t hose who wi sh t o expl or e a t opi c mor e f ul l y t he oppor t uni t y t o do so. One can i magi ne j us t how much l i t er at ur e exi s t s on t he Pent at euch and For mer Pr ophet s . Thus , I have had t o exer ci se r es t r ai nt . The suppl ement al ar t i cl es deal wi t h a r ange of bi bl i cal met hods , i s sues , t heol ogi cal pos i t i ons , and so f or t h. These ar e meant t o gi ve t he s t udent an i nr oad i nt o f ur t her wor k i f he or she i s so i ncl i ned. I n addi t i on, I have cr eat ed a Pent at euch and For mer Pr ophet s Gl ossar y and an Ol d Tes t ament / Hebr ew Bi bl e Resour ces Wi ki i n t he Cour se Gener al Fol der . One may pos t one’ s own cont r i but i ons t o t hese document s . Agai n, t hi s i s ent i r el y opt i onal and t o be used as one wi l l . Cont r i but i ons wi l l , however , add bonus poi nt s t o one’ s over al l gl as s par t i ci pat i on gr ade. How much i s ent i r el y at my di scr et i on and i s dependent upon t he quant i t y and qual i t y of t he pos t s . XI I : USI NG UNI TED’ S ONLI NE RESOURCES One may access al l onl i ne cour ses , al ong wi t h hel p gui des f or onl i ne l ear ni ng, at ht t p: / / onl i ne. uni t ed. edu/ . Hel p gui des ar e al so avai l abl e i n t he s t udent comput er l ab and i n t he St udent Handbook. Pl ease not e t hat UTS pol i cy r equi r es t hat al l emai l cor r espondence wi t h t he i ns t r uct or by any s t udent enr ol l ed f or cr edi t i n a cl as s mus t ut i l i ze t he s t udent ’ s UTS emai l account . Any cor r espondence t hat t he i ns t r uct or s ends wi l l ut i l i ze t he UTS emai l sys t em. I t i s , t her ef or e, cr i t i cal t hat each s t udent check hi s or her UTS emai l account at l eas t t wo or t hree t i mes each week. XI I I . FI NDI NG ADDI TI ONAL STUDY AND RESEARCH RESOURCES I have pr ovi ded, at t he end of t hi s syl l abus , a l i s t of ver y hel pf ul r esour ces f or compl et i ng one’ s l ear ni ng- as ses sment exer ci ses . Addi t i onal r esour ces may be gl eaned f r om t he ext ens i ve bi bl i ogr aphi es i n your sever al t ext books . Mos t of t hese r esour ces ar e goi ng t o be avai l abl e i n an academi c or t heol ogi cal l i br ar y. I f t her e i s one cl ose by, I woul d encour age wor ki ng out bor r owi ng pr i vi l eges . For s t udent s who ar e at a di s t ance f r om such a l i br ar y, one shoul d be awar e t hat publ i c l i br ar i es gener al l y have ver y l i mi t ed, ol der , and non- schol ar l y sour ces f or bi bl i cal s t udi es . St udent s may, however , ut i l i ze i nt er l i br ar y l oan r esour ces f r om t hei r publ i c l i br ar i es , usual l y f or a smal l f ee. Al l l i br ar i es per f or m i nt er l i br ar y l oans , so t hi s i s a good r esour ce t o l ear n t o use. War ni ng: I t can of t en t ake a f ew weeks t o get r esour ces ; so, one mus t pl an ahead. A number of good sour ces can be f ound at Mi ni s t r y Mat t er s and EBSCO ( ATLAS) , bot h of whi ch ar e avai l abl e vi a Uni t ed Onl i ne web s i t e.

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I mi ght sugges t , as wel l , pur chas i ng a subscr i pt i on t o Ques t i a ( www. ques t i a. com) . Ther e ar e a number of hel pf ul s chol ar l y wor ks r el at ed t o bi bl i cal s t udi es on t hi s s i t e. I t may, i n t he end, be cheaper and qui cker t han i nt er l i br ar y l oan. XI V. COURSE SCHEDULE Pl e as e Not e : I n each Modul e one or mor e di scuss i on i s sues or ques t i ons wi l l be pos t ed t o t he di scuss i on boar d. The s t udent i s expect ed t o submi t at l eas t one pos t i ng and r espond t o t wo ot her s . Ther e i s al so a l i nk t o a Googl e Document i n 11 of t he 12 modul es . For each of t he modul es , except f or Modul e 12 i n ver y l as t week of t he cl as s , one i s t o pos t t hr ee s i gni f i cant t hi ngs t hat one has l ear ned f r om t he r eadi ngs . Ther e i s , however , a cat ch: one may not pos t anyt hi ng t hat has pr evi ous l y been pos t ed. I wi l l edi t t he f i nal document and pr oduce a handout on t he t opi c di scussed, whi ch s t udent s may t hen downl oad. These t wo r equi r ement s ar e not l i s t ed i mmedi at el y bel ow under each modul e, but ar e as sumed. A f ul l er di scuss i on of t he di scuss i on f or um and handout r equi r ement , as wel l as t he f our exeges i s paper s l i s t ed bel ow, may be f ound under Sect i on XV: Lear ni ng- Assessment Exer ci ses . Modul e 1 ( Se pt . 22–28) : I nt r oduc t i on t o t he Ol d Te s t ame nt / He br e w Bi bl e , I t s Anc i e nt Ne ar Eas t e r n Envi r onme nt , and t he Pe nt at e uc h Requi red I ni t i al Readi ng: Be sur e t o r ead al l t he r equi r ed i nt r oduct or y mat er i al at t he begi nni ng of t hi s cour se bef or e under t aki ng any of t he bel ow. Mos t i mpor t ant l y, r ead t he syl l abus di l i gent l y and r ef er back t o i t of t en. I r eal i ze t hat i t i s ver y l ong, but i t i s t he cour se gui de and t r i es t o cover ever y aspect of t he cl as s . Al so s t udy car ef ul l y t he mat er i al s i n t he r eadi ng and wr i t i ng f ol der s . The s t udent i s r espons i bl e f or knowi ng t hi s mat er i al , and al l submi t t ed wor k shoul d compl y wi t h t hese gui des . Bi bl i cal Text Readi ng: None Secondary Source Readi ng: I HB, pp. 1- 68. SGI HB, pp. 1- 22. Ti OT, pp. 1- 28.

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EBE, pp. 1–34. WTW, pp, xi - xvi i .

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Vi deos t o Wat ch: Chr i s t i ne Hayes on “ The Par t s of t he Whol e [ Hebr ew Bi bl e] ” @

ht t p: / / oyc. yal e. edu/ r el i gi ous - s t udi es / r l s t - 145/ l ect ur e- 1 ( l ect ur e chapt er s 1- 3 onl y) .

Chr i s t i ne Hayes on “ The Hebr ew Bi bl e i n I t s Anci ent Near Eas t er n Set t i ng: Bi bl i cal Rel i gi on i n Cont ext ” @ ht t p: / / oyc. yal e. edu/ r el i gi ous -s t udi es / r l s t - 145/ l ect ur e- 2 ( l ect ur e chapt er 1 onl y) .

Modul e 2 ( Se pt . 29–Oc t . 5) : The Pr i me val Hi s t or y and t he Pat r i ar c hs : Ge ne s i s Bi bl i cal Text Readi ng: Genes i s Secondary Source Readi ng: I HB, pp. 69- 108. SGI HB, pp. 23- 42. Ti OT, pp. 29- 92. EBE, pp. 35- 59. WTW, pp, 1- 44. Vi deos t o Wat ch: Chr i s t i ne Hayes on “ Bi bl i cal Nar r at i ve: The St or i es of t he Pat r i ar chs” @

ht t p: / / oyc. yal e. edu/ r el i gi ous - s t udi es / r l s t - 145/ l ect ur e- 6 ( al l l ect ur e chapt er s ) .

** Se l e c t a bi bl i c al pas s age f or t he e xe ge s i s e xe r c i s e s ; t he s e l e c t i on i s due by Sunday, Oc t . 5 t h at 11: 59 pm U. S. Eas t e r n Ti me ** Modul e 3 ( Oc t . 6–12) : The Exodus and t he Mos ai c Cove nant : Exodus Bi bl i cal Text Readi ng: Exodus Secondary Source Readi ng: I HB, pp. 109- 52. SGI HB, pp. 43- 60, 297- 308. Ti OT, pp. 93- 126. EBE, pp. 63- 82. WTW, pp, 45- 76. Vi deos t o Wat ch:

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Chr i s t i ne Hayes on “ Exodus f r om Egypt t o Si nai ” @ ht t p: / / oyc. yal e. edu/ r el i gi ous - s t udi es / r l s t - 145/ l ect ur e- 8 ( al l l ect ur e chapt er s ) .

Pl ease t ake t he check- i n survey so t hat I can get hel pf ul f eedback. ** Pr of e s s or wi l l r e s pond t o any pr obl e mat i c c hoi c e s ( s e e f ur t he r be l ow) by Thur s day, Oc t . 9 t h at 11: 59 pm U. S. Eas t e r n Ti me . No ne ws i s good ne ws ! ** Modul e 4 ( Oc t . 13–19) : The Pr i e s t l y The ol ogy: Le vi t i c us and Numbe r s Bi bl i cal Text Readi ng: Levi t i cus and Number s Secondary Source Readi ng: I HB, pp. 152- 62. SGI HB, pp. 61- 68. Ti OT, pp. 127- 47. EBE, pp. 83–100. WTW, pp, 77- 108 Vi deos t o Wat ch: Chr i s t i ne Hayes on “ The Pr i es t l y Legacy: Cul t and Sacr i f i ce, Pur i t y and

Hol i nes s i n Levi t i cus and Number s” @ ht t p: / / oyc. yal e. edu/ r el i gi ous -s t udi es / r l s t - 145/ l ect ur e- 9 ( al l l ect ur e chapt er s ) .

** Exe ge s i s Exe r c i s e #1 due Sunday, Oc t . 19t h at 11: 59 pm U. S. Eas t e r n Ti me ** Modul e 5 ( Oc t 20–26) : Mos e s ’ Las t Spe e c h on Re t r i but i ve Jus t i c e : De ut e r onomy Bi bl i cal Text Readi ng: Deut er onomy Secondary Source Readi ng: I HB, pp. 163- 88. SGI HB, pp. 69- 76. Ti OT, pp. 147- 72. EBE, pp. 101–26. WTW, pp, 109- 34. Vi deos t o Wat ch:

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Chr i s t i ne Hayes on “ On t he St eps of Moab: Deut er onomy” @ ht t p: / / oyc. yal e. edu/ r el i gi ous - s t udi es / r l s t - 145/ l ect ur e- 11 ( al l l ect ur e chapt er s ) .

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Modul e 6 ( Oc t . 27–Nov. 2) : Conque r i ng t he Land: Jos hua Bi bl i cal Text Readi ng: Joshua Secondary Source Readi ng: I HB, pp. 189- 210. SGI HB, pp. 77- 86. Ti OT, pp. 173- 205. EBE, pp. 127–38. WTW, pp, 135- 40. Vi deos t o Wat ch: Chr i s t i ne Hayes on “ The Deut er onomi c Hi s t or y: Li f e i n t he Land” @

ht t p: / / oyc. yal e. edu/ r el i gi ous - s t udi es / r l s t - 145/ l ect ur e- 12 ( al l l ect ur e chapt er s ) .

** Exe ge s i s Exe r c i s e #2 due Sun. Nov. 2nd at 11: 59 pm U. S. Eas t e r n Ti me ** Modul e 7 ( Nov. 3–9) : The Ti me of t he Judge s : Judge s Bi bl i cal Text Readi ng: Judges Secondary Source Readi ng: I HB, pp. 211- 26. SGI HB, pp. 87- 96. Ti OT, pp. 206- 14. EBE, pp. 139–66. Vi deos t o Wat ch: Chr i s t i ne Hayes on “ The Deut er onomi c Hi s t or y: Pr ophet s and Ki ngs” @

ht t p: / / oyc. yal e. edu/ r el i gi ous - s t udi es / r l s t - 145/ l ect ur e- 13 ( l ect ur e chapt er s 1- 3 onl y) .

Modul e 8 ( Nov. 10–16) : Samue l , Saul , and t he Young Davi d: 1 Samue l Bi bl i cal Text Readi ng: 1 Samuel Secondary Source Readi ng: I HB, pp. 227- 42. SGI HB, pp. 97- 106. Ti OT, pp. 215- 35.

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EBE, pp. 167–72. Vi deos t o Wat ch: Chr i s t i ne Hayes on “ The Deut er onomi c Hi s t or y: Pr ophet s and Ki ngs” @

ht t p: / / oyc. yal e. edu/ r el i gi ous - s t udi es / r l s t - 145/ l ect ur e- 13 ( l ect ur e chapt er s 4- 5 onl y) .

Modul e 9 ( Nov. 17–23) : The Re i gn of Davi d: 2 Samue l Bi bl i cal Text Readi ng: 2 Samuel Secondary Source Readi ng: I HB, pp. 243- 58. SGI HB, pp. 107- 16. Ti OT, pp. 235- 48. EBE, pp. 175–79; 233–40. Vi deos t o Wat ch: Chr i s t i ne Hayes on “ The Deut er onomi c Hi s t or y: Pr ophet s and Ki ngs” @

ht t p: / / oyc. yal e. edu/ r el i gi ous - s t udi es / r l s t - 145/ l ect ur e- 13 ( l ect ur e chapt er 6 onl y) .

Chr i s t i ne Hayes on “ The Deut er onomi c Hi s t or y: Response t o Cat as t r ophe” @ ht t p: / / oyc. yal e. edu/ r el i gi ous - s t udi es / r l s t - 145/ l ect ur e- 14 ( l ect ur e chapt er 1 onl y) .

Thanks gi vi ng Re adi ng We e k ( Nov. 24–30) ** Exe ge s i s Exe r c i s e #3 due We dne s day, Nov. 27t h at 11: 59 pm U. S. Eas t e r n Ti me ** Modul e 10 ( De c . 1–7) : The Re i gn of Sol omon: 1 Ki ngs 1- 11 Bi bl i cal Text Readi ng: 1 Ki ngs 1- 11 Secondary Source Readi ng: I HB, pp. 259- 76. SGI HB, pp. 117- 26. Ti OT, pp. 248- 56. EBE, pp. 241- 75. Vi deos t o Wat ch:

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Chr i s t i ne Hayes on “ The Deut er onomi c Hi s t or y: Response t o Cat as t r ophe” @ ht t p: / / oyc. yal e. edu/ r el i gi ous - s t udi es / r l s t - 145/ l ect ur e- 14 ( l ect ur e chapt er 2 onl y) . Next week’ s r eadi ng l oad i s heavy. I woul d, t heref ore, encourage you t o get

s t ar t ed on i t . Modul e 11 ( De c . 8–14) : The Di vi de d Ki ngdom and I t s Fal l : 1 Ki ngs 12- 2 Ki ngs 25 Bi bl i cal Text Readi ng: 1 Ki ngs 12- 2 Ki ngs 25 Secondary Source Readi ng: I HB, pp. 277- 304. SGI HB, pp. 127- 136. Ti OT, pp. 257- 99. Vi deos t o Wat ch: Chr i s t i ne Hayes on “ The Deut er onomi c Hi s t or y: Response t o Cat as t r ophe” @

ht t p: / / oyc. yal e. edu/ r el i gi ous - s t udi es / r l s t - 145/ l ect ur e- 14 ( l ect ur e chapt er s 3- 4 onl y) .

Chr i s t i ne Hayes on “ Hebr ew Pr ophecy: The Non- Li t er ar y Pr ophet s” @ ht t p: / / oyc. yal e. edu/ r el i gi ous - s t udi es / r l s t - 145/ l ect ur e- 15 ( l ect ur e chapt er 1 onl y) .

Modul e 12 ( De c . 15–19) : Conc l udi ng Thought s and Re mar ks ** Fi nal Exe ge s i s Pape r due Fr i day, De c . 19 at 11: 59 pm U. S. Eas t e r n Ti me ** XV. LEARNI NG- ASSESSMENT EXERCI SES ( OR HOW DO I LEARN AND HOW WI LL MY LEARNI NG BE ASSESSED?) We decei ve our sel ves when we t hi nk of as s i gnment s , such as di scuss i on gr oup ent r i es , exams , and paper s , as onl y eval uat i on t ool s . I n t r ut h, t he pr ocess of compl et i ng such as s i gnment s i s ver y much a par t of t he l ear ni ng pr ocess . Readi ng as s i gned mat er i al s and l i s t eni ng t o l ect ur es ar e cer t ai nl y par t of l ear ni ng; t hey ar e, however , mor e pas s i ve f or ms of l ear ni ng, and t he cont ent of such may f ade qui ckl y af t er t he eval uat i on. Ass i gnment s ar e act ual l y par t of t he act i ve l ear ni ng pr ocess , dur i ng whi ch s t udent s engage i n mor e di r ect ways wi t h cons t r uct i ng knowl edge f or t hemsel ves . Thi s i s t he ki nd of l ear ni ng t hat t ends t o s t ay wi t h someone f or a l i f et i me. Thus , we wi l l be engagi ng i n a

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gr eat deal of act i ve l ear ni ng exer ci ses , whi ch wi l l al so ser ve as t he as ses sment t ool s f or t he cour se. Al l bi bl i cal l y based pr eachi ng, t eachi ng, heal i ng mi ni s t r i es , among ot her s , begi n wi t h s t r ong bi bl i cal exeges i s . Mos t of t he s t at ed compet enci es and l ear ni ng obj ect i ves of t hi s cl as s have t o do wi t h t he abi l i t y t o exeget e a pas sage f r om t he Paul i ne cor pus . Thus , al l t he l ear ni ng- as ses sment exer ci ses wi l l br i ng t he s t udent t owar d t hose goal s and compet enci es and cul mi nat e i n a f i nal exeges i s paper . The f i nal gr ade wi l l be based on t he f ol l owi ng as s i gnment s and per cent ages : Di scuss i on For ums 20% Lear ni ng Exer ci se Handout s 10% Exeges i s Exer ci se #1 15% Exeges i s Exer ci se #2 15% Exeges i s Exer ci se #3 15% Fi nal Exeges i s Paper 25% Gr ade A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D F % Scor e 93–

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Pass / Fai l Pas s Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Fai l Fai l A. Di scuss i on Forums We ar e not s i t t i ng i n a cl as s r oom t oget her , t al ki ng as a gr oup; t hus , we need t o make an ef f or t t o bui l d a communi t y of i nqui r y. We do t hi s vi a t he di scuss i on f or ums , whi ch t hi s cons t i t ut es t he s t udent ’ s “ cl as s par t i ci pat i on” l ear ni ng- as ses sment exer ci se. Thi s i s t he pr i mar y means of devel opi ng a gr asp of cour se cont ent ; i nt er act i ng wi t h t he pr of es sor and ot her s t udent s t o i ncr ease t he l ear ni ng of al l ; and becomi ng comf or t abl e wi t h r egul ar “ mi ni -exeges i s” exer ci ses . St udent s shoul d, t her ef or e, pl an t o par t i ci pat e act i vel y i n t he onl i ne di scuss i on f or ums . At t he begi nni ng of each of t he f i r s t 11 modul es , I wi l l pos t one or mor e di scuss i on i s sues or ques t i ons havi ng t o do wi t h cer t ai n pas sages t hat we wi l l r ead dur i ng t he modul e. The s t udent i s asked t o addr es s t he i s sue or ques t i on i n a pos t . The pos t shoul d di scuss :

( 1) speci f i cs of t he pas sage, r ef er r i ng t o vocabul ar y, l i t er ar y, t heol ogi cal , hi s t or i cal , and/ or cul t ur al i s sues t hat i t r ai s es ;

( 2) make r ef er ence t o a mi ni mum of t wo of t he as s i gned r eadi ngs of t he modul e;

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( 3) i n some i ns t ances , I may ask t he s t udent al so t o make r ef er ence t o a mi ni mum of one out s i de secondar y sour ce t hat addr es ses somet hi ng i n t he pas sage and/ or i s sue or ques t i on under di scuss i on; and

( 4) t he ques t i on or i s sue coher ent l y and i n pr oper Engl i sh. Then, t he s t udent i s t o r epl y t o t wo ot her pos t s made by ot her cl as s par t i ci pant s . These shoul d not be shor t r esponses , such as “ I agr ee, ” or “ Good i dea. ” Rat her , t hey mus t engage t he wr i t er ’ s pos t ( i deas about t he pas sage, as s i gned r eadi ngs , and out s i de sour ces ) i n some s i gni f i cant f ashi on, and al so be i n pr oper Engl i sh. Whi l e humor i s al l owed, t he pos t s and r epl i es shoul d al ways be r espect f ul . Si nce t he cour se cont ent bui l ds on pr evi ous weeks , t he s t udent i s expect ed t o par t i ci pat e i n di scuss i ons accor di ng t o t he publ i shed schedul e, t he ear l i er t he bet t er so t hat peopl e can r espond wi t hi n t he t i me per i od. Hence, t he pr i mar y di scuss i on pos t and f i r s t t wo r esponses may not be pos t ed af t er t he deadl i ne, onl y addi t i onal pos t s wi l l be count ed af t er t he deadl i ne. Because t he cl as s i s of a good s i ze, I wi l l at some poi nt br eak t he cl as s i nt o sect i ons . Then, t he s t udent wi l l not be f or ced t o r ead a s t agger i ng number of pos t s each week, al t hough t he mor e one r eads , t he mor e one l ear ns . I wi l l r ead al l t he pos t s and r espond f r om t i me t o t i me. The poi nt i s not f or me t o cont r ol t he conver sat i on but t o al l ow t he conver sat i on t o emer ge and gui de i t as appr opr i at e. The s t udent ’ s di scuss i on par t i ci pat i on wi l l count f or 20% of t he f i nal gr ade. The gr adi ng r ubr i c may be f ound i n Sect i on XI X bel ow. B. Googl e Docs Handout Exerci se Dur i ng each of t he f i r s t 11 modul es , t he s t udent i s t o pos t t hr ee s i gni f i cant l es sons l ear ned ( “ l ear ni ngs” ) t hat week f r om t he r eadi ngs . Thi s mat er i al i s t o be pos t ed t o a Googl e Document cr eat ed by me f or t he week. One shoul d:

( 1) be as speci f i c as poss i bl e; ( 2) make cl ear r ef er ence t o t he r el evant as s i gned r eadi ng by aut hor and page

number ; ( 3) and be i n cogent and pr oper Engl i sh.

Each of t hese l i s t s of l ear ni ngs i s due by 11: 59 p. m. U. S. Eas t er n Ti me on t he Sunday of t he week. Ther e i s , however , one cat ch: t he s t udent may not pos t anyt hi ng t hat has al r eady been pos t ed by anot her s t udent . I n ot her wor ds , t he s t udent mus t pos t t hr ee new i deas t o t he l i s t . Thus , t he ear l i er i n t he week

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t hat t he s t udent compl et es t he r eadi ng and pos t s hi s or her l ear ni ngs , t he eas i er t hi s wi l l be. I wi l l edi t t he f i nal document of t he week i nt o a coher ent whol e f or downl oadi ng by each s t udent as a summar y of l ear ni ng handout f or one’ s edi f i cat i on. The s t udent ’ s di scuss i on par t i ci pat i on wi l l count f or 10% of t he f i nal gr ade and be gr ade on a pas s - f ai l bas i s . One passes by of f er i ng t hr ee s i gni f i cant l es sons wi t h t he pr oper r ef er ences i n cl ear and pr oper Engl i sh. One wi l l r ecei ve a f ai l i ng gr ade f or anyt hi ng l es s t han t hi s . C. Exeges i s Exerci ses and Fi nal Exeges i s Paper Br i ef Descr i pt i on and Gradi ng Rubr i c ( det ai l ed i ns t ruct i ons t o f ol l ow) Thi s exeges i s pr ocess wi l l be di vi ded i nt o f our par t s once t he s t udent s el ect s hi s or her pas sage. By Sun. , Oct . 5t h at 11: 59 U. S. pm Eas t er n Ti me, t he s t udent i s t o s el ect a pas sage of 15–30 ver se f r om t he l et t er s of Paul . I f t he choi ce i s a pr obl em f or any r eason ( such as i t i s not a uni t ) , I wi l l communi cat e t hi s t o t he s t udent . The s t udent wi l l t hen pr oceed t o wor k on t hi s pas sage f or t he ent i r e t er m. The f i r s t exeges i s exer ci se wi l l f ocus on t he sur vey and cont ext ual i s sues of t he t ext as addr es sed i n EBE chs . 3- 4. Thi s exer ci se shoul d be 3- 5 pp. Thi s i s due Sun. , Oct . 19t h at 11: 59 pm U. S. Eas t er n Ti me. The second exeges i s exer ci se wi l l f ocus on t he f or mal anal ys i s of t he t ext , as addr es sed i n EBE ch. 5. I t shoul d bui l d on t he i ns i ght s gai ned i n t he f i r s t exeges i s exer ci se, i ncl udi ng t he pr of es sor ’ s comment s . Thi s exer ci se shoul d be 3- 5 pp. Thi s i s due Sun. , Nov. 2nd at 11: 59 pm U. S. Eas t er n Ti me. The t hi r d exeges i s exer ci se wi l l f ocus on t he det ai l ed anal ys i s of t he t ext , as addr es sed i n EBE, ch. 6. Thi s shoul d bui l d on t he i ns i ght s gai ned i n t he f i r s t and second exeges i s exer ci ses , i ncl udi ng t he pr of es sor ’ s comment s . Thi s exer ci se shoul d be 3- 5 pp. Thi s i s due Wed. Nov. 27t h at 11: 59 pm U. S. Eas t er n Ti me. The f i nal paper wi l l i nt egr at e t he i ns i ght s gai ned i n t he f i r s t t hr ee exeget i cal exer ci ses , i ncl udi ng t he pr of es sor ’ s comment s , and add t he synt hes i s , t heol ogi cal i nt er pr et at i on, as wel l as any addi t i onal l i t er ar y, hi s t or i cal , and cul t ur al i ns i ght s gai ned i n t he pr ocess , as addr es sed i n EBE chs . 7- 9. The f i nal paper shoul d, i n ot her wor ds , r ef l ect a f i ni shed and r ef i ned exeget i cal paper t hat compl i es wi t h t he r equi r ement s of exeges i s as under s t ood i n EBE and as f ur t her devel oped dur i ng t he cl as s . I t shoul d be 12-15 pp. Fur t her mor e, because dr af t s of cer t ai n sect i ons have been done i n

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ear l i er exeget i cal exer ci ses , pr obl ems t hat once appear s shoul d be r esol ved. Thi s i s due Fr i . , Dec 19t h at 11: 59 pm U. S. Eas t er n Ti me. The br eakdown f or t he gr adi ng of t hi s i s as f ol l ows , wher e t he per cent age r epr esent s t he per cent of t he f i nal gr ade: Exeges i s Exer ci se #1 15% Exeges i s Exer ci se #2 15% Exeges i s Exer ci se #3 15% Fi nal Exeges i s Paper 25% The gr adi ng r ubr i c and a l i s t of pot ent i al pr obl em ar eas t hat ar e t o be avoi ded may be f ound Sect i on XI X bel ow but mor e det ai l ed i ns t r uct i ons of t he exer ci ses and paper s wi l l be di s t r i but ed onl i ne once cl as s has begun. E. Due Dat es Ass i gnment s ar e due at 11: 59 PM U. S. Eas t er n Ti me on t he l as t day of t he per i od ( Sunday) unl es s ot her wi se i ndi cat ed. Mos t i mpor t ant l y, t he t hi r d exeges i s exer ci se i s due at 11: 59 PM U. S. Eas t er n Ti me on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2014, so t hat t he s t udent does not have t o wor k over Thanksgi vi ng; and t he f i nal exeges i s paper i s due at 11: 59 PM U. S. Eas t er n Ti me on Fr i day, Dec. 19, 2014, t he l as t day of cl as s . Exer ci ses mus t be t ur n i n on t i me or suf f er l at eness penal t i es—what ever t he cause. Li f e happens—deat hs , i l l nes ses , unexpect ed wor k commi t ment s , di sk dr i ves t hat cr ash, dogs who eat homewor k, et c. ; t hus , one much pl an i n advance f or cont i ngenci es . The penal t i es ar e descr i bed bel ow: For ot her l ear ni ng- as ses sment exer ci ses t o be t ender ed dur i ng t he cour se per i od ( except f or t he f i nal as s i gnment ) : 1- 6 days l at e, 10- poi nt r educt i on 7- 13 days l at e, 20- poi nt r educt i on 14- 20 days l at e, 30- poi nt r educt i on over 20 days l at e, aut omat i c f ai l ur e. For t he f i nal l ear ni ng- as ses sment exer ci se: 1- 6 days l at e, 20- poi nt r educt i on over 6 days l at e, aut omat i c f ai l ur e. F. Format t i ng and Document at i on I s sues Wr i t t en as s i gnment s mus t be pr epar ed i n MSWor d ( or a compat i bl e wor d pr ocess i ng pr ogr am) , have Ti mes or New Ti mes Roman f ont i n 12 pt . , be doubl e-

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spaced, have 1” mar gi ns al l ar ound, and be pagi nat ed i n ei t her t he upper l ef t cor ner or bot t om cent er . For mat t i ng er r or s wi l l cause r educt i on i n t he s t udent ’ s gr ade. I wi l l cont act any s t udent wi t h unr eadabl e document s , so t hat a bet t er copy may be t ender ed. Foot not es ar e r equi r ed, and one shoul d use t he aut omat i c f oot not e i nser t f unct i on i n one’ s wor d pr ocess i ng pr ogr am t o pr oduce t hem. Thi s wi l l al l ow edi t i ng of t he document wi t hout r enumber i ng al l t he not es . Foot not es and bi bl i ogr aphy shoul d compl y wi t h Tur abi an, 8t h edi t i on. Fai l ur e t o f oot not e adequat el y cons t i t ut es pl agi ar i sm and may subj ect t he s t udent t o f ai l i ng t he cour se. Her e i s a br i ef summar y of t he r ul es r egar di ng r ef er enci ng i deas : I deas come i n t hr ee f or ms when wr i t i ng: ( 1) t he set t i ng f or t h one’ s own i deas ; ( 2) t he par aphr as i ng of someone el se’ s wor ds or i deas ; and ( 3) t he use of a di r ect and exact quot at i on of someone el se’ s wor ds . Onl y t he t hi r d mus t be i n quot at i on mar ks i f under 50 wor ds , or i n bl ocked t ext i f 50 or mor e wor ds . Yet , al l par aphr ases ( no. 2) and quot at i ons ( no. 3) mus t have a f oot not e ci t at i on as soci at ed wi t h i t . Such a not e shoul d be at t he end of ever y sent ence t hat cont ai ns a par aphr ase or quot ed i dea ( not at t he end of a par agr aph t hat summar i zes a number of i deas ) . I f one i s goi ng t o dr aw a number of r el at ed i deas f r om a s i ngl e sour ce ( and f r om onl y a ver y f ew pages wi t hi n t he sour ce) wi t hi n one par agr aph or a f ew cont i guous par agr aphs , i t i s appr opr i at e at t he end of t he f i r s t s ent ence of t hat di scuss i on t o make a not e s t at i ng t hat t he mat er i al i n t he f ol l owi ng X par agr aphs der i ve f r om Y sour ce, gi vi ng t he f ul l f oot not e i nf or mat i on and page r ange. I n t he i nt r oduct or y mat er i al , s ever al f ol der s may be f ound t hat ar e r el at ed t o r eadi ng, r esear ch, document at i on, and wr i t i ng. Wi t hi n t hi s mat er i al ar e t he i ns t r uct i ons f or ci t i ng t he bi bl i cal t ext and secondar y bi bl i cal l i t er at ur e, among ot her document s . Pl ease r ead al l t hese car ef ul l y and r ef er back t o t hem f r equent l y. G. A Bonus : The Paul i ne Gl ossary and t he New Paul i ne Corpus Resources Wi ki As i ndi cat ed i n Sect i on XI , above, pos t s t o t he Paul i ne Gl ossar y and t he New Paul i ne Cor pus Resour ces Wi ki i n t he Cour se Gener al Fol der ar e opt i onal but wi l l add bonus poi nt s t o one’ s over al l gl as s par t i ci pat i on gr ade. How much i s ent i r el y at my di scr et i on and i s dependent upon t he quant i t y and qual i t y of t he s t udent ’ s pos t s . XVI : SEMI NARY STANDARDS A. I ncl us i ve Language

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Uni t ed Theol ogi cal Semi nar y has an of f i ci al pol i cy r egar di ng t he use of i ncl us i ve l anguage. The pol i cy may be f ound i n t he Semi nar y Cat al og and i s f ur t her expl ai ned i n t he St udent Handbook. Pl ease see me wi t h speci f i c ques t i ons .

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B. Academi c I nt egr i t y St udent i nt egr i t y r egar di ng al l wor k as s i gned i n t hi s cl as s i s a bas i c expect at i on of t he Semi nar y communi t y. A det ai l ed pol i cy r egar di ng what cons t i t ut es a vi ol at i on of academi c i nt egr i t y can be f ound i n t he St udent Handbook. C. Onl i ne Conf i dent i al i t y One of t he hi ghl i ght s of t he onl i ne cl as s r oom i s t hat s t udent s can dr aw f r om t he exper i ences shar ed dur i ng cl as s di scuss i ons and i n wr i t t en wor k. I t i s , however , i mper at i ve t hat s t udent s do not shar e i nf or mat i on t hat i s conf i dent i al , pr i vi l eged, or pr opr i et ar y i n nat ur e. I n addi t i on, s t udent s ar e expect ed t o honor t he pr i vacy and conf i dent i al i t y of t hei r cl as smat es by not di scl os i ng onl i ne conver sat i ons wi t h t hose out s i de of t he cl as s r oom. XVI I . ON PRAYER, SPI RI TUAL FORMATI ON, AND LEARNI NG Thi s i s not onl y a communi t y of i nqui r y and l ear ni ng, i t i s al so a spi r i t ual communi t y. Resear ch has shown t hat communi t y i nvol vement and suppor t i mpr oves l ear ni ng. Resear ch al so demons t r at es t hat t hose who commi t t o each ot her as pr ayer and spi r i t ual f or mat i on par t ner s l ear n mor e. Fi nal l y, t hi s i s a s emi nar y cour se, and ever y aspect of s emi nar y i s concer ned wi t h and i nvol ved i n pas t or f or mat i on. I t ake t hese i deas ser i ous l y. I have, t her ef or e, done t wo t hi ngs . Fi r s t , I have pos t ed some OPTI ONAL r eadi ngs on spi r i t ual f or mat i on. Second, I expect s t udent s t o engage each ot her as par t ner s i n bot h l ear ni ng t he Paul i ne cor pus and one’ s ongoi ng spi r i t ual f or mat i on. The di scuss i on f or ums ar e t he mos t s i gni f i cant pl ace i n whi ch t o become such par t ner s by engagi ng wi t h each ot her . I have cr eat ed t wo ext r a spaces i n t he cour se i n t he pur sui t of communal spi r i t ual f or mat i on. The f i r s t i s a pr ayer r eques t and r esponse f or um f ound i n t he i ni t i al cour se mat er i al s . As we j our ney t hr ough t he semes t er , l i f e wi l l cont i nue and we wi l l need suppor t f or t ackl i ng t he chal l enges of t he cour se i n t he mi ds t of l i f e, whi ch may pr esent mul t i pl e chal l enges . I want t o encour age us as a communi t y t o pr ay t oget her . Consequent l y, I have i nser t ed a di scuss i on f or m at t he s t ar t of t he cour se t hat i s a space t o r el at e what i s goi ng on f or us , ask f or pr ayer , and t o pr ay f or peopl e. One shoul d f eel f r ee t o use t hi s space as much as needed. I hope each of you wi l l al l check i n her e once a week dur i ng t he cour se so t hat one can, at a mi ni mum, pr ay f or t hose i n need. Pl ease know t hat as t he cour se cont i nues each one of you wi l l be i n my dai l y pr ayer s t hat you may have peace, gai n i n wi sdom, and have t he s t r engt h t o meet each and ever y chal l enge.

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The second i s a spi r i t ual f or mat i on f or um t hat i s al so f ound i n t he i ni t i al cour se mat er i al s . Her e one shoul d feel free to post any questions, concerns, or insights that one may have regarding spiritual formation generally or how this class relates to spiritual formation. One might also respond to the optional readings if one should be so inclined. XVI I I . STUDENT COURSE EVALUATI ONS I t i s ver y i mpor t ant f or s t udent s t o submi t a cour se eval uat i on t owar d t he end of t he semes t er . I ns t r uct or s do not s ee t he s t udent eval uat i ons at al l unt i l af t er t he i ns t r uct or s have submi t t ed t he s t udent s ’ f i nal of f i ci al gr ades . St udent s shoul d f eel f r ee t o eval uat e t he cour se wi t hout any negat i ve r ami f i cat i ons . XI X. USEFUL REFERENCES Thi s document i s a l i s t of hel pf ul gener al r esour ces f or t he Ol d Tes t ament / Hebr ew Bi bl e ( some al so cont ai n i nf or mat i on about t he New Tes t ament as wel l ) . I t cont ai ns r esour ces f r om t he Eas t er n Or t hodox, J ewi sh, Pr ot es t ant , and Roman Cat hol i c r el i gi ous t r adi t i ons , and bot h l i ber al and conser vat i ve schol ar shi p wi t hi n t hose domai ns , t hus , of f er i ng t he s t udent mul t i pl e per spect i ves . I have a pos t ed a suppl ement al l i s t of r esour ces i n mor e speci f i c ar eas , i ncl udi ng anci ent near eas t er n backgr ound mat er i al s , bi bl i cal ar chaeol ogy, hi s t or y, r el i gi on, and t heol ogy, as wel l as t he Pent at euch and For mer Pr ophet s . Thi s suppl ement ar y l i s t i s pos t ed i n t he i nt r oduct or y mat er i al s of our cl as s webs i t e and i s i ncor por at ed by r ef er ence i nt o t hi s syl l abus . A. Exeget i cal Resources Adl er , Mor t i mer J . , and Char l es Van Dor een. How t o Read a Book: The Cl ass i c

Gui de t o I nt el l i gent Readi ng, r ev. ed. New Yor k: Si mon & Schus t er , 1972. Bal l , Edwar d, ed. I n Search of True Wi sdom: Essays i n Ol d Tes t ament

I nt erpret at i on i n Honour of Ronal d E. Cl ement s . London and New Yor k: Cont i nuum, 1999.

Bar t on, John. Readi ng t he Ol d Tes t ament : Met hod i n Bi bl i cal St udy, Rev. and expanded ed. Loui svi l l e, KY: Wes t mi ns t er John Knox Pr es s , 1997.

Br et t l er , Mar k Zvi . How t o Read t he Bi bl e. Phi l adel phi a: J ewi sh Publ i cat i on Soci et y, 2005.

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and Mi ni s t er s , r ev. ed. Peabody: Hendr i ckson, 2009. ________, ed. Scr i pt ure: An Ecumeni cal I nt roduct i on t o t he Bi bl e and I t s

I nt erpret at i on. Peabody: Hendr i ckson, 2005. Hayes , John H. , ed. Di ct i onary of Bi bl i cal I nt erpret at i on. 2 vol s . Nashvi l l e,

TN: Abi ngdon Pr es s , 1999. ________, and Car l R. Hol l i day. Bi bl i cal Exeges i s : A Begi nner ’ s Handbook. 3d

ed. Loui svi l l e, KY: Wes t mi ns t er John Knox, 2007. Kai ser , Ot t o. , and Wer ner G. Kummel . Exeget i cal Met hod; A St udent ’ s Handbook.

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