Pauluh

The second Jewish temple fell in 70 AD. The Jewish temple began as a tabernacle as the Israelites were wondering through the Sinai desert for 40 years after they were delivered from slavery in Egypt by Moses. The tabernacle was built as a dwelling place for God with precise specificity…

What I think I know about Paul’s urban diaspora context: I don’t know anything about Paul’s urban diaspora context, except that people believed in many gods and that a lot of Jews lived outside of Judea. I do remember a story (don’t remember where it’s from) where Paul finds an altar…

// September 20–24 // — Sept. 21 (Tues.), LESSON 2.2 — What was Paul’s Urban Diaspora Context? Reminder: Don’t forget that Final Draft of Paper #1 is DUE tomorrow (Wednesday) at 5pm on Blackboad. First, start a new Medium post where you: Reflect on and describe what you already know (or think you know) about today’s topic. Predict what you expect to encounter or learn during this…

Before the lesson I believe that you always lose some of the meaning of a text whenever you translate it into a different language. You lose the sounds of the original sounds of the words, the images and cultural references associated with them, as well as dialect and class indicators like “y’all” or…

// September 13–17 // — Sept. 13 (Mon.), DUE — Paper #1 by 5pm on Blackboard Sept. 14 (Tues.), LESSON 1.5 — What is “Second Temple Judaism”? First: remember to bring either a printed copy of your Paper #1 with you or have the file open on your computer when you come to class Second start a new Medium post where you: Reflect on and describe what you already know (or think you know) about today’s topic.

For drafting, revising, and polishing your work — Here is a printable PDF version of this handout to use as a checklist for each new writing project you undertake. 1. DRAFTING/WRITING¹ Writing an Opening/Introduction What vital background information might your audience need? What general situation might help you narrow down your point in your intro? What facts or statistics might make your issue…

Re-viewing & Revising to Help Writers Write for Readers — A printable, PDF version of this handout is also available. I. First Questions for a Peer Editor What is your first reaction to this paper? What is this writer trying to tell you? What are this paper’s greatest strengths? Why are these strengths? Does it have any major weaknesses? What are they and why are they weaknesses? …

// September 6–10 // — Sept. 7 (Tues.), LESSON 1.3 — Coming to Terms: Translating (Ancient) Texts First, read (to get a sense of what’s due the following week): Handout with Instructions for Paper #1. (This paper is due Monday, Sept. 13th by 5:00pm. Upload your paper to Blackboard in the folder “Paper #1”.) Resource Handout: How to Write Papers in the Humanities Resource Handout: A Writer’s…

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