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Welcome to the Bible and Liberation! January 17, 2010

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Welcome students!

On this blog you may share your reactions to reading, class lectures and activities, films, and your practicum experience. You should also comment on your classmates’ blogs and engage in discussion.

Have fun!

Julianna

 

One Response to “Welcome to the Bible and Liberation!”

  1. tinapippin Says:
    February 2, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    I was amazed at the wonderful questions you shared for the two very difficult Bible texts: 2 Kings 2:23ff and Genesis 6:1-4 in class today! Thanks for stepping up and taking some risks. Here are some of your insightful questions/comments:

    On 2 Kings 2:23ff:
    Is it a good or bad thing that the boys got mauled?
    Why did the boys want Elisha to go away?
    What was Elisha’s prior intention?
    What do the she-bears symbolize?
    Is the number 42 significant?
    Why do the boys and not the baldhead get mauled?
    Were there lots of bears around all the time?
    What does baldhead mean?

    We then discussed options:
    Never call anyone a baldhead?
    This is a cautionary tale–but for what audience? Children?
    Shouldn’t Elisha be more mature?
    Prophets are protected by God.
    Who’s not in the scene? eg. the parents of the boys . . .

    Gen. 6:1-4:

    Who are the Nephillim? half angel and half human?
    What did they do to deserve God’s wrath?
    Where did sons of god come from?
    What was the average life span of the time? Why limit to 120 years?
    Were the Nephillim giants?
    The women were “fair”–does that mean light-skinned?

    What did you think of the multiple rereadings of the text I handed out that some of you read? (poetry, Disney version, Stephen King version, Brothers Grimm version, feminist version)? I wrote these for an article I did on this passage–I believe that by reimagining the text in different ways we can explore the meanings (plural) more deeply–encounter the text in some surprising ways.

    What are your thoughts? Our blog can be a space to interact–to accept some ideas, challenge others, and rethink our own positions. I hope this report of your comments in class gets us started!

    Tina

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