BIB LIT 345: Exodus/Deuteronomy: 9/6: Possible Aventures, Janzen's Outline, "God Heard their Cry"

Most classes we'll start with a video (or two), and ask how would (or how did) this person (or these persons) read/interpret the Book of Exodus. Toady we showed two very different videos, which led to great discussion:

Martin Luther King's final speech:

Extreme Makeover Brothel Edition:

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---We talked some about the Journal assignment (see syllabus at top)...it is very informal, and mostly for YOU. So a few times this term I will ask to look at them just to be sure you are doing them, and see how it's going.

-We looked at Janzen's thematic/outline chart: (Explained pp, 19-22, pictured on p. 19, and especially p. 27...much more detail 429-435. How did it compare to your outline/chart? Does it make sense to you/ Do your best to see what he means by
ANTICIPATION>REALIZATION
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SALVATION/COMMISSIONING OF MOSES>SALVATION/COMMISSIONING OF ISRAEL

---Then we looked at several topics that the Janzen commentary (you read Intro and Part 1 for today)
commented on that might make goo projects for your "Adventure" Assignment (see syllabus at top)

-The "life-saving role of women" (pp. 39-40)
-Kinship societies (Israel) vs. Power-based societies (Egypt) (p. 36)
-"Absence of God"/Lament/"They cried out" (p, 52)
-Civil disobedience, genocide,apartheid (pp, 36-42)

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FINALLY, we went with Ray VanDer Laan to Egypt. We watched an episode called "God Heard Their Cry". What were the key ideas for you? Focus on:
-Was life/laboir that bad for Israel in the earlier years.
-The term ZE'AKAH (Hebrew) which the text uses for "they [the Israelities in slavery" cried out":
-God "picked a partner: that would also "hear their cry": Moses

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