User:ProfGray/REL312
Questions about Mendenhall[edit]
What’s the reason that the term “covenant” in used in religion (and religious studies)?
Accordingly, why not study earlier religious ideas to understand the origins of Biblical covenants?
What does Mendenhall see as the link between tribal politics and Israel’s relationship with God (YHWH)? (51)
What historical research problems are driving the need for a missing link or (comparativist) hypothesis?
What's his hypothesis?
For which agreements do oaths remain relevant and what archaeological evidence supports this?
What evidence do we have available for this work and how do we know its useful – not just coincidence – for studying Israelite religion?
How does Mendenhall handle a possible objection (to where there's any influence from the Hittite form)?
What are the points (texts) of comparison betw Hittite and Biblical covenants?
Why is this suzerainty form important in the historical context of Bible? Why not other forms?
What are the nine elements of the comparable ANE contract? How do the last 3 differ?
How many Biblical covenantal forms fit the hypothesis?
Why was the Mosaic covenant needed -- what was the social contest -- at that time? (When?)
What do the murmurings have to do with the covenant?
What's missing in the Decalogue and how does Mendenhall deal with this?
Why is the Joshua 24 covenant different?
What's missing and how does Mendenhall deal with this?
What happened to the covenant form afterwards?
Student items for wife-sister[edit]
these three stories are an allegory that serve to paint David in a negative light. DeHoop adds that these stories were most likely written in the time of Solomon in order for Solomon to strengthen and legitimize his rule. -- Kk_1291 on de Hoop
heading for combining 2,3,5 -- literary analysis, maybe with 1 -- ibud
2: one story become 3 versions -- Dkcincy on de Hoop
3: the 3 stories emphasize a different point and only share a motif -- Grahamcrackered on Biddle
heading: Status of wives as sisters // Nebuchadnezzer
4: in declaring that their wives were actually sisters, they attempted to create similar diplomatic relationships -- Sctimmons on Hoffmeier
5: According to Nidtch there is one story that has many different versions, but there are inconsistencies and they all refer back to the same story -- Adrugby on Niditch
source analysis 6 and 7 // Sheila Ex Nihilo
6: Alexander discusses how there can't be a clear answer to which source each of these three narrative derive from. There are many different theories but non can be proven to be flawless. -- TWloveandhonor
7: In the past, the first and third accounts have been attributed to the Yahwist source (or J source), and the second account has been attributed to the Elohist source (or the E source) via source criticism. However, it has also been proposed that similarities between these narratives is because they are oral variations of one original story. Recently, it has been thought that the second and third accounts were based on and had knowledge of the first account. -- Slfirme on Alexander
8: it is plausible that the union of Abraham and Sarah was actually incestuous with Sarah being Abraham's half-sister… Abraham knew the Holiness code rules on incest -- ZarathustraSay20 on Hepner
Basics[edit]
Education Program:Miami University
setting up the course [[1]]
Topics[edit]
Creation/origins J and E (and D and P?) Rahab -- monster / Egypt Covenant: Abraham Wife sister Jacob wrestling with an angel Tamar and Judah Mosaic covenant et alia Rahab (and Joshua), Covenant Ruth and Tamar; Yibbum (Levirate marriage) Gideon (and injustice) Jephthah (and injustice) Van Wolde intertextual to Davidic Tamar and Amnon Injustice -- Fensham Injustice -- Niditch, Tamar, Ruth Injustice -- Trible, Battle of Gibeah Jeroboam (sin and splitting) Bronze serpent -- Joines (Nehustan starter) Ezra and gentile impurity Dietary laws and impurity
Goals[edit]
As a learning outcome, students would learn to differentiate:
- WP:NPOV, maybe subcategory academic
- Insider WP:POV and Insider (other types)
- Wikipedia:Reliable Sources and other sources
- Criteria for evaluating sources
Assignments[edit]
The Hebrew Bible course could have several different assignments:
- Learning management: Key terms, Coogan chapter outlines, Biblical chapter outlines, timeline, maps, ideas for argument, reflection
- Readings of Coogan and Biblical passages
- Weekly assignments, including ramp up into WP
- How to do a synopsis or paraphrase, practice on a passage and Coogan section, in WP sandbox and on paper
- How to do a citation, ref and bibliographic entry, in WP and on paper
- Introducing an idea to editors on a WP Talk page
- Start with a verse or a Psalm or other stub?
- Work in teams on a larger project, see below
Potential larger projects[edit]
Covenant -- Mosaic. Compare:
- Weinfeld, M. “The covenant of grant in the Old Testament and in the Ancient Near East.” Journal of the
American Oriental Society (1970): 184–203.
- Mendenhall, George E. “Covenant Forms in Israelite Tradition.” The Biblical Archaeologist 17, no. 3 (1954): 50-‐67
Note: Covenant is C class and Top for Judaism, B and High for Xty
Tumah and taharah. Compare:
- Klawans, Jonathan. “Notions of Gentile Impurity in Ancient Judaism.” AJS Review 20, no. 2 (January 1, 1995): 285-‐293 (*294-‐312).
- (or: Jonathan Klawans. “Ritual and moral impurity in the Hebrew Bible,” Impurity and sin in ancient Israel. Oxford University Press, 2000. 21-41)
- Hayes, Christine. “Intermarriage and Impurity in Ancient Jewish Sources.” The Harvard Theological Review 92, no. 1 (January 1, 1999): 3-‐14 (*15-‐36).
Note: Tumah and taharah is Start and High (12-21-14)
Other ideas:
- orality and composition in Judges, Dt history, or Ruth, etc. cf. WP
- gender gap and dominance, etc. cf. WP
- slavery?
- Compare Joseph and Esther?
- Psalms -- improve stubs. verses
- JEDP // Genesis, Exodus, Numbers
- Kings and historical evidence
Biblical criticism = Top and Start class for WP:Bible
Schedule
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OLDER version