REL2040 journal

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Name________________________________ Score ______/20

REL 2040: Great Books: The Bible and Western Culture

Fall 2013

Dr. Peter Bekins

Class Journal 2. This journal is designed to help you synthesize the content of the class lectures and

also provide me with feedback. The journal is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, October 8.

Week 4 The National Literature (part 2)

Tue Sep 17. Re-read the creation stories in Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 carefully. In what ways are Elohim

(God) and Yahweh Elohim (the Lord God) portrayed differently in these two stories? Discuss which of

these creation stories fits best with the national literature and why.

Thu Sep 19. Re-read Hosea chapters 1 and 3. Explain why Hosea was commanded to marry a whore.

Do you think that he actually did this as a “visual” prophecy or that it is simply a story?

Minute Summary. What idea did you find most interesting this week?

Week 5 The Assyrian Crisis

Tue Sep 24. Re-read the famous “Immanuel” prophecy in Isaiah 7:10-17 closely. Discuss what the

prophecy means for King Ahaz in the context of the Syro-Ephraimite war. Specifically, how is the child a

sign and when is he expected to be born?

Thu Sep 26. Re-read the story of Sennacherib’s siege of Jerusalem in 2 Kgs 18:13-19:37. First, explain

why scholars divide these chapters into an A, B1, and B2 version. Specifically, what evidence is there for

a doublet? Second, discuss how the A and B versions differ in their characterization of Hezekiah. Why

might this be?

Minute Summary. Write one sentence that summarizes the main theme for the week.

Week 6 The Deuteronomist Reform

Tue Oct 1. Re-read the Passover regulations in Exodus 12:1-14 and Deuteronomy 16:1-8. Describe how

Deuteronomy reforms and updates the version found in Exodus. Discuss how these changes help

support Josiah’s national reforms in the face of the Assyrian crisis. Specifically, what does Josiah gain

from reviving the Passover?

Thu Oct 3. Re-read the events leading to the fall of Jerusalem in 2 Kings 20-25. Look for places where

the narrator attempts to explain why Jerusalem fell despite the apparent success of the Deuteronomist

reform under Josiah. Why do you think that 2 Kings 25 ends abruptly without a lengthy commentary like

we found in 2 Kings 17 after the fall of the Northern Kingdom?

Minute Summary. What idea did you find most confusing this week?

Name________________________________

Score ______/20

REL 2040: Great Books: The Bible and Western Culture

Fall 2013

Dr. Peter Bekins

Class Journal 2.
This journal is designed to help you synthesize the content of the class lectures and

also provide me with feedback. The journal is due at the beginning of class on
Tuesday, October 8
.

Week 4 The National Literature (part 2)

Tue Sep 17
. Re
–
read the creation stories in Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 carefully. In what ways are Elohim

(God) and Yahw
eh Elohim (the Lord God) portrayed differently in these two stories? Discuss which of

these creation stories fits best with the national literature and why.

Thu Sep 19
. Re
–
read Hosea chapters 1 and 3. Explain why Hosea was commanded to marry a whore.

Do yo
u think that he actually did this as a
“
visual
”

prophecy or that it is simply a story?

Minute Summary
. What idea did you find most interesting this week?

Week 5 The Assyrian Crisis

Name________________________________ Score ______/20

REL 2040: Great Books: The Bible and Western Culture
Fall 2013
Dr. Peter Bekins
Class Journal 2. This journal is designed to help you synthesize the content of the class lectures and
also provide me with feedback. The journal is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, October 8.

Week 4 The National Literature (part 2)

Tue Sep 17. Re-read the creation stories in Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 carefully. In what ways are Elohim
(God) and Yahweh Elohim (the Lord God) portrayed differently in these two stories? Discuss which of
these creation stories fits best with the national literature and why.

Thu Sep 19. Re-read Hosea chapters 1 and 3. Explain why Hosea was commanded to marry a whore.
Do you think that he actually did this as a “visual” prophecy or that it is simply a story?

Minute Summary. What idea did you find most interesting this week?

Week 5 The Assyrian Crisis