I Kings

Please read as much as you can of I Kings for Thursday. Please read especially closely the chapters on Solomon. Does it seems to you that the I Kings account of Solomon has in it the makings of a good tragedy? Or is the I kings account better viewed as history, biography, or prophecy rather than as tragedy. Cite below any passages/verses you think particularly support your view.

II Samuel

Please read my II Samuel study questions and then all of II Samuel. Choose one of the study guide questions and suggest an answer to that question below. Please try to choose a study question not already addressed by another student.

I Samuel

Please read through my study questions for I Samuel and then through I Samuel itself. Which of the many episodes in this book do you find the most tragic? What is the lesson to be learned from this story? Alternatively, choose an episode/incident you find uplifting, and explain why you like this particular passage.

Judges

Please read through my study questions on the Book of Judges and then through the book of Judges itself. Of the approximately twelve judges, which one do you find most interesting? What is heroic about this character? What (if any) are his/her "warts"? What do you think is the most important lesson to be learned from the story of that judge?

MT Questions

Apparently I didn't cover some ID's as thoroughly as I might have. If you have questions, post them here and I'll suggest how you might approach these terms on tomorrow's MT.

Deuteronomy--Discussion II

Please read through the Deuteronomy study questions on my History 413 Web page. Then read through the remaining chapters of Deuteronomy. Choose one or two of the study questions and post your comments on that question/those questions here.

Remember that there is an exam coming up next Tuesday!

Deuteronomy--Discussion 1

In Deuteronomy, as in Exodus, the writer gives us a lot of preliminary material before he gets to the actual “rules and regulations” of the law. Please read through the first part of Deuteronomy (Chapters 1-15). What is there in this preliminary material you find particularly, interesting, important, or worth discussing in class? In what way does this material show Deuteronomy to be a particularly fine law code or something more than just a law code?