Tag Archives: interpretation
Writing About Literature Readings
A couple more words on writing. Remember that by this Friday everyone should have responded with insight to at least three topic prospectus posts on the blog. I encourage everyone to have an ongoing dialogue throughout the writing process. On … Continue reading
Abraham, Isaac, and Covenant
On Friday, we’ll be reading the ‘Akedh, or the 22nd chapter of Genesis that recounts the near killing of Isaac by Abraham and the institution of the covenant. To prepare for our discussion, you’ll want to read Gen. 22, and … Continue reading
Some Translation Questions from the Creation Account
On Wednesday’s class, we spent some time talking about the translation of the Bible’s first sentence. One of the first and most important scholars to take up the debate of translating Gen. 1:1 was E.A. Speiser. In his Anchor Bible … Continue reading
Thoughts on Reading the Old Testament as Literature
Here are a few of my notes on what it means to read the Old Testament as Literature. What Reading the Old Testament as Literature Is Reading the Old Testament as literature means that one reads the text critically. One … Continue reading
What Does it Mean to Read the Old Testament as Literature?
When we come back to class on Friday, we’ll continue our discussion of what it means to read the Old Testament as literature. Different ways of asking this question might be, “what does it mean to study the OT as … Continue reading
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The Old Testament as Literature 