Beverly Roberts Gaventa and David L. Peterson, editors, The New Interpreter's Bible One-Volume Commentary (Abingdon Press, 2010) ISBN 978-0-687-33411-7 Bruce C. Birch, Walter Brueggemann, Terence E. Fretheim, and David L. Petersen, A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament, Second Edition (Abingdon Press, 2005) ISBN 978-0-687-06676-6 Required Written Work 1. A pre-course paper 2. A mid-course paper 3. Final exam Grading System The pre-course 30 % The mid-course paper 30 % The final exam 30 % Class participation 10 % The Pre-Course Assignment Read pages 17-22, 42-114, and 166-69 of Clifford, The Wisdom Literature. Read pages 9-249 of Stulman and Kim, You Are My People. Read Brueggeman, Spirituality of the Psalms (entire). Write a 1500-word paper (5 pages, typed, double-spaced) discussing what Walter Brueggeman means by of orientation,” of disorientation,” and of “psalms “psalms “psalms new orientation.” What are some of the key aspects of each category? What types of psalms are found in each category? What are some examples of psalms that fit in each category? Due at the beginning of the first session.
Beverly Roberts Gaventa and David L. Peterson, editors, The New Interpreter's Bible One-Volume Commentary (Abingdon Press, 2010) ISBN 978-0-687-33411-7 Bruce C. Birch, Walter Brueggemann, Terence E. Fretheim, and David L. Petersen, A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament, Second Edition (Abingdon Press, 2005) ISBN 978-0-687-06676-6 Required Written Work 1. A pre-course paper 2. A mid-course paper 3. Final exam Grading System The pre-course 30 % The mid-course paper 30 % The final exam 30 % Class participation 10 % The Pre-Course Assignment Read pages 17-22, 42-114, and 166-69 of Clifford, The Wisdom Literature. Read pages 9-249 of Stulman and Kim, You Are My People. Read Brueggeman, Spirituality of the Psalms (entire). Write a 1500-word paper (5 pages, typed, double-spaced) discussing what Walter Brueggeman means by “psalms of orientation,” “psalms of disorientation,” and “psalms of new orientation.” What are some of the key aspects of each category? What types of psalms are found in each category? What are some examples of psalms that fit in each category? Due at the beginning of the first session.