Students may be asked to lead a critique of another student's paper as well. If you skip more than 2 classes I will drop your grade. If you feel that you are very shy and cannot bring yourself to speak in class please see me and we will take this into consideration. We will still expect you to be willing to attempt to overcome this shyness by at least occasional participation. In order to do well at any of the above requirements it is imperative that you do all of the readings required for each class.
Seminars only work well if all the students do all the readings in advance of each class session.
Read Genesis 4 carefully and think about problems that you notice in the text. Make a list of issues to bring into class. Read Levenson's The Death and Resurrection of the Beloved Son, pp. Week 3 September 25 th -Abraham's Election and other Covenants in the Hebrew Bible. Read Levenson's The Death and Resurrection of the Beloved Son, pp.