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Today's seminary and religious-education instructors are expected
to design and redesign their courses more nimbly than in the past.
We have to adapt our courses to novel learning environments, for
more diverse learners, toward more diverse vocations. At the same
time, institutional rewards for time invested in course design are
fewer than ever. Understanding Bible by Design introduces the
reader to UbD: an approach to course design that is proven
time-efficient and grounded in the instructor's most closely-held
convictions about her subject matter's "big ideas and essential
questions." This book's contributors (one in Old Testament, one in
New Testament, and one in Jewish Studies) demonstrate the value of
UbD for the Biblical Studies instructor, whether at seminary or
university, face-to-face or online, from the intimate seminar to
the massive MOOC. Lester's synopsis of course design and suggested
action is followed by a collaborative dialogue with Jane S. Webster
and Christopher M. Jones. Webster and Jones provide practical
commentary regarding the successful implementation of Lester's
proposed approaches.
Teaching biblical studies in the undergraduate liberal arts
classroom poses many challenges. Do biblical studies deserve a
place at a secular liberal arts college? In church-affiliated
colleges, should courses in Bible toe the denominational line? Can
we claim that biblical studies advance the goals of liberal
education, whatever we might think they are? On a more practical
level, how can an instructor engage the attention of students who
are taking a course in biblical studies only to fulfill a
requirement? How best to begin with students from non-religious
backgrounds who begin a course with no real knowledge of the Bible
at all? How best to deal with students who already think they know
what the Bible is all about, and resist any ideas or approaches
that might threaten their ideas? This collection of pedagogical
essays reflects the practical experience of instructors who have
spent years teaching biblical studies successfully to
undergraduates at liberal arts colleges. The essays address both
methodological approaches and specific classroom strategies for
teaching biblical studies effectively in a way that advances the
skills of thinking and expression that are essential to a liberal
arts education. The product of several years of conversation among
working professors from an array of liberal arts colleges, these
essays offer insights and inspiration for biblical studies
instructors who work in a very specific and demanding academic
environment.
Teaching biblical studies in the undergraduate liberal arts
classroom poses many challenges. Do biblical studies deserve a
place at a secular liberal arts college? In church-affiliated
colleges, should courses in Bible toe the denominational line? Can
we claim that biblical studies advance the goals of liberal
education, whatever we might think they are? On a more practical
level, how can an instructor engage the attention of students who
are taking a course in biblical studies only to fulfill a
requirement? How best to begin with students from non-religious
backgrounds who begin a course with no real knowledge of the Bible
at all? How best to deal with students who already think they know
what the Bible is all about, and resist any ideas or approaches
that might threaten their ideas? This collection of pedagogical
essays reflects the practical experience of instructors who have
spent years teaching biblical studies successfully to
undergraduates at liberal arts colleges. The essays address both
methodological approaches and specific classroom strategies for
teaching biblical studies effectively in a way that advances the
skills of thinking and expression that are essential to a liberal
arts education. The product of several years of conversation among
working professors from an array of liberal arts colleges, these
essays offer insights and inspiration for biblical studies
instructors who work in a very specific and demanding academic
environment.
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Lady Parts (Paperback)
Kathryn D. Blanchard, Jane S Webster
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Lady Parts (Hardcover)
Kathryn D. Blanchard, Jane S Webster
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Extending the parameters of usual thematic studies, this
examination of a literary motif in the Gospel of John explores all
passages related to ingesting, including references to food and
drink; actions of eating, drinking, feeding and serving; references
to words drawn from the domain of ingesting (e.g., "tasting
death'); and the six stories that take place during a meal.
Consistently, ingesting language is used to describe both the role
of Jesus as the one who is incarnate as "flesh" but who must die in
order that others might eat and live, and the role of the believer
as one who must "eat and drink Jesus" The ingesting motif thus is
an important way to talk about salvation in the Gospel. At the same
time, the prevalence and effectiveness of this ingesting motif
affirms that eating and drinking were significant in the Johannine
community, perhaps reflecting Eucharistic practice. This study
draws sociological conclusions from literary analysis, and develops
a new methodology in biblical literary criticism.
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