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4-Writings

Daniel

August 28, 2014Robert Wallace Leave a Comment

In their groups, the students shared a story of tragedy they were familiar with and the what type of Godly counsel was given by people in that tragedy. We then transitioned to the purpose of the apocalyptic genre and its… Continue Reading →

4-Writings Apocalyptic, Daniel, Discussion

Job

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First we worked through the dialogues of Job and God. The groups then had to imagine they were making a movie based on the book and the producer was not satisfied with the canonical ending. They were supposed to rewrite, omit,… Continue Reading →

4-Writings Discussion, Film, Job

Job

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After working through the first two chapters together, I asked the students to break into their groups. After reading Job 3, they need to find thematic connections from other areas of scripture. Most of them found Jeremiah 3 and Psalm… Continue Reading →

4-Writings Intertextuality, Job

Qoheleth

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I asked the students to write at the top of the page, “The words of the teacher…” Underneath that, they have to write something that I’ve said that has troubled them and why. After sharing in their groups, we have… Continue Reading →

4-Writings Discussion, Ecclesiastes, Qoheleth

Song of Songs

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After watching commercials for the Bachelor and Bachelorette, I ask them in their groups to design a reality show that focuses on relationships in a way that would illustrate a restored vision of the man/woman relationship Phyllis Trible reads in… Continue Reading →

4-Writings Discussion, Songs

Proverbs

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In an effort to help them understand the genre of Wisdom Literature. I asked them in their groups to discuss: What is the most useful advice you got before coming to college? What is the most useless advice you got before… Continue Reading →

4-Writings Proverbs, Twitter, Wisdom

Psalms

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The students compare the lyrics to “Bring Him Home” from Les Miserable and Psalm 13. After they put their list together, I show them the classical form critical elements of lament. This leads us into a discussion about the role… Continue Reading →

4-Writings Form Criticism, Psalms, Type Scene

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