Requirements: 3 page, double-spaced, 12-point TNR or similar font response/reflection on the readings and the material presented in class.
Prompt: You are to craft a short essay in dialogue with the lectures and readings in any way you wish, relating the critical and canonical modes of interpreting Scripture to the stories found in Genesis 1-11 (the Primeval Narrative).
You might begin by composing a response to the following: Describe the critical and canonical ways of interpreting Scripture. What sorts of truths do these methods seek? What methods do they use? Do you regard them as contradictory or complementary; why or why not? How might these two approaches influence the interpretation of the stories in Genesis 1-11? What does a critical approach reveal about these stories, their message, and their origin? Discuss the stories in their historical context. What might a canonical approach reveal about these stories? Does the significance of these stories change when they are placed at the beginning of a larger collection (the Bible)? Are these chapters a “true†account of the world’s origins, and if so, in what sense?
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