Lesson plan: Week 6. Religions of the Hebrew Bible. Return to the course page
Monday edit
Objectives for today edit
- Understand Mendenhall. Review outlines and key points.
- Allocate Mendenhall paraphrases and edits for article
- Review academic claims about the historicity of the exodus and key features of Israelite religion (theology and ritual).
Reading for today edit
- Coogan. Ch.12, 184-188 (Assyrian context w Dtr origins)
- Coogan. Ch. 13, 196-198 (more on Dtr Hist)
- Mendenhall
- Carryover -- D in Coogan
- skim Deut. chs. 4:44-49. 5; 6; 27-30
- Coogan. Ch.12, skim (read 181-184 Deut. Code)
Review BRE edit
- ANE shift (Marduk, Ba'al, J - Y - tetragrammaton)
Done - Exodus dating (Hyksos, Amarna letters Merneptah stele) Done
- Sandboxes Done
- Other Wiki issues
Follow-up on Wife-sister narratives edit
Discussion of the Coogan / JSB readings edit
- Coogan on D / Dtr Done
- Sources, including covenant in D Done
- see worksheet
- Sources, including covenant in D
Mendenhall edit
- Key terms: amphictyony (p.62 Mendenhall), Decalogue, Hittite, (stipulation), suzerainty, vassal Done
Next class edit
Questions about assignment? User:ProfGray/Exercise Write Paragraphs
Wednesday edit
Objectives edit
- Everyone has clear plan for 2 paragraphs (i.e., paraphrases of Mendenhall and Weinfeld)
- Understanding of Mendenhall and Weinfeld
Mendenhall edit
Weinfeld edit
- Discuss his argument
- Outlines
Test prep and plan edit
- Next Monday = 100 points in-class test, see study sheet
- Take-home essay(s) will be assigned on Monday and
- Due Thursday at 7pm on Niihka > Assignments