The first section of the final will draw from the complete list of terms. The second section will ask you to put an Old Testament poem into verse form and answer two questions about it. The third section will consist of this question: This course is titled “Bible as Literature.” How is this related to… Continue reading Final for Bible as Literature
Category: ENG 333 Assignments
Eng 333 Final Essay
Do a close, literary reading of a Biblical text (preferably one we haven’t discussed in class). You don’t need to use outside sources, although you will want to draw on translation aids, and you may interact with literary interpretation(s) as well. Essays should be ten pages and are due on May 14 at our final.… Continue reading Eng 333 Final Essay
Vocabulary Terms
haggadah (sometimes ‘aggadah): “Narration” specifically referring to a father narrating the story of the Exodus during Passover, but it expanded to refer to all biblical “lore.” “Midrash haggadah is then the interpretation of a biblical story, which may in practice consist of an amplification of that story” (DBTEL). halakah: “The legal portion of talmudic and… Continue reading Vocabulary Terms