Poetic and Prophetic Literature of the Old Testament
RELG 301
Module 2 - Poetry in the Pentateuch and the Historical Books
Study Report 2 - due by 9am of the Monday following the Module
Download the .doc file for Study Report 2
Fill in and save each daily section as you study during the week.
NOTE on "Key Verses" - There are no "correct" or "incorrect" Key Verses.
The Key Verses are any verses from the daily Bible readings which particularly speak to you on that day. The Study Report will ask you not only to type the verses into your Report, but also to write them out by hand (not into the Report) while speaking them aloud. This will be a way for you to internalize some of the texts which you are studying, and have them in your memory for whenever there is a future need.
Submit the completed file to the relevant Assignment Box in Canvas by 9am the following Monday.
Course Notes
The Study Report will tell you when to read them
- Course Notes - Poetry in the Pentateuch and Historical Books
- Course Notes - Notes on some of the texts for this Module
- Course Notes - Examples of Parallelism in the Pentateuch (pdf file)
Textbook Readings
The Study Report will tell you when to read them
- Page 15, "Poetry and Wisdom" and "The Prophets"
- Pages 22-23 "Reading the Bible"
- Pages 50-51, "Understanding the Bible"
- Pages 132-134, the section on "Abraham"
- Pages 202-203, "Balak and Balaam"
- Pages 206-208, the section on "Moses"
- Pages 240-241, "Prophetess Deborah leads Barak into Battle"
- Pages 251-252, the introductory paragraph to the Book of Ruth, and the article "A portrait of Ruth"
- Pages 256-257, "Hannah's song", and "Hannah"
- Pages 269-271, "David", and page 264, "David's lament"
- Page 275, "David's victory song"
- Pages 344-345 "Poetry and Wisdom"
- Page 408-415 "The Prophets in their setting"
Scripture Readings
The Study Report will tell you when to read them
- Genesis 4:23-24
- Genesis 12:1-3
- Exodus 15:1-18, 20-21
- Numbers 6:22-27
- Numbers, chapters 22-24
- Judges, chapters 4 & 5
- Ruth 1:16-17
- 1 Samuel 2:1-10
- 1 Samuel 31:1-6 & 2 Samuel 1:17-27
- 2 Samuel 22:1-31
- 1 Chronicles 16:7-30
- 2 Chronicles 6:41-42 & 7:3
- Nehemiah, chapter 9
Videos for the Module - The Study Report will tell you when to watch them.
- I will sing unto the Lord : Exodus 15:1-2 (Lifetree Kids)
- God Is Not a Man That He Should Lie : Numbers 23:19-20 (Scripture in Song)
- Wherever you go : Ruth 1:16-17
- I will call upon the Lord : 2 Samuel 22:4 & Psalm 18:3, 46 (Music of Hope)
- The following videos are intended to give you a feel for the differences between Hebrew and Western music, song, poetry, language, worship, and culture.
The Aaronic blessing : in Hebrew and English, sung in Jerusalem by a Messianic Jewish rabbi
The Aaronic blessing : in Hebrew by an American Jewish Messianic cohen (priestly descendent)
The Aaronic blessing : sung in Hebrew, a modern setting, filmed in Jerusalem
The Aaronic blessing : sung responsively at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, with English captions
The Aaronic blessing : sung in Hebrew, with text
Discussion Board - due by 9am, Friday of the Module
Thread : Do music videos help with the study guides?
From an internet search, suggest three videos - one which is a strict setting of a scriptural text, one in which the lyric includes extra material not in the scripture, and one which is loosely derived from a scriptural text
Post Replies to at least two of your classmates' threads.
Post your Thread by 9am, Friday of the Module
Post replies to two of your classmates' threads by 9am of the Monday following the Module
Go
here for the rubrics for grading Discussion Boards
Study Report - due by 9am on the Monday following the Module
Complete and SAVE your file of the Study Report, proof read, then submit it to the correct box in Canvas
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