Tag: Discussion
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Daniel
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 message of perseverance and hope. It helped them to locate the apocalyptic to the occasion…
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Job
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, or defend the ending to their producer. This provided great conversation on the purpose of…
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Qoheleth
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 a debrief and talk through some issues. This allowed me to work through their struggle,…
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Song of Songs
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 Songs.
