English 131: Reading the Bible


Spring 2006

Posted on January 12, 2006

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syllabus in PDF

Reading for March 9th, revised

Posted on March 2, 2006

3/9 Things Fall Apart: The Triumph and Post-Monarchical Israel (or, the Beginning of Exile)

1. Bible

a) re-read Genesis 3
b) Deuteronomy 32-34
c) 1 Kings chapters 1-3, 6, 8-12
d) 2 Kings chapters 20-25
e) 2 Chronicles chapters 33-36
f) Psalms: 2, 15-16, 22-23, 44, 82, 89, 136-137
h) Ezekiel chapters 1, 6-10, 17, 20, 40

2. Handouts, from Stephen Harris Understanding the Bible

a) Loss, Exile and the Disappearance of God
b) Kingship in the Ancient Near East and the Theology of the Davidic Covenant

3. in-class screening of Kingdom of David: the Saga of the Israelites (part 2; on reserve at Bailey-Howe Media Resources)