Monday, October 16, 2006
Worldview and Empire: Esther, David and New Historicism ::
Can I pick your brains? Next year I am sharing in teaching a course "Biblical Texts in Contexts" in which we plan to look at various ways of reading the Bible focusing on several themes and "pairing" these with ways of reading:
Anyway, I love some suggestions of possible readings or texts or other thoughts. It is a course quite unlike what I've taught before, so I am very open to your comments! (Or if you want more privacy just email me ;-)
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Can I pick your brains? Next year I am sharing in teaching a course "Biblical Texts in Contexts" in which we plan to look at various ways of reading the Bible focusing on several themes and "pairing" these with ways of reading:
| Theme: | Texts: | Tools: |
| Empire | David/Esther | New Historicism and other political and historical tools |
| Cosmological | Genesis 1-3 | Worldview |
| Family | ? maybe the end of David's story, or probably Ruth or Patriarchs ? | Social Science tools |
| Religion | ?? | Cultural Anthropology |
Anyway, I love some suggestions of possible readings or texts or other thoughts. It is a course quite unlike what I've taught before, so I am very open to your comments! (Or if you want more privacy just email me ;-)
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I'd think for family the patriarchs and matriarchs would be good since you could highlight differences with our modern notion of the nuclear family.
In regards to religion, the Elijah narratives may be interesting since you could interact with Canaanite religions as well.
Just a couple thoughts.
