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Introducing the Bible: An Active Learning Approach 1/e
Adam L. Porter
Published April 2004 by Prentice Hall
Copyright 2005, 312 pp., Paper
ISBN: 0-13-177777-7
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Features

  • Emphasis on student learning—Draws students into the process of getting an idea, and supporting it with examples from primary sources.

    • Encourages students to become scholars themselves, rather than mastering the ideas of biblical scholars.

  • A variety of scholarly techniques for analyzing biblical materials—i.e., source criticism; redaction criticism; form criticism; and literary methods of analysis.

    • Directs students to practice these techniques and use them to produce interesting papers and arguments.

  • Analytical questions—Marked with an asterisk.

    • Challenges students to think creatively, consider different possible explanations for the data they have collected.

  • A first-hand view of the Bible—Shows how complex, poly-vocal, and difficult it is to understand.

    • Enables students to ask more and better questions, since they are focused on the primary sources.

  • Emphasis on biblical literacy.

    • Provides students with an understanding of major themes in the Bible, introduces them to major biblical characters, and gives them knowledge of Biblical scholarship.

  • Focus on transferable skills—Includes learning how to read carefully; analyze texts; and create persuasive arguments.

    • Presents the basis for all scholarship, and offers students the opportunity to practice the skills repeatedly.

  • For Further Reading section in each chapter—Refers to the Anchor Bible Dictionary.

    • Supplies students with an easy reference, and a lengthy bibliography for every article in the dictionary—for accessible additional materials.



Table of Contents

I. TORAH.

 1. Overview.

 2. Creation in the Ancient Near East.

 3. The Genesis Creation and Flood Narrative(s).

 4. Primordial History.

 5. Patriarchs and Matriarchs Family Tree.

 6. Abraham.

 7. Jacob.

 8. Joseph.

 9. Prince of Egypt

10. Moses.

11. Legal Materials.

12. Numbers.

13. Deuteronomy.

II. HISTORICAL BOOKS.

14. Overview.

15. Historical Sketch.

16. Joshua.

17. Judges.

18. Early Monarchy.

19. King Saul and David.

20. David's Monarchy.

21. Solomon.

22. Kings of Israel/Northern Kingdom.

23. Kings of Judah/Southern Kingdom.

24. Deuteronomistic History.

25. Chronicles.

26. Ezra/Nehemiah.

III. OTHER LITERARY GENRES.

27. Methodology.

28. DH Prophets.

29. Assyrian Period Prophets.

30. Babylonian Period Prophets.

31. Exilic and Post-Exilic Prophets.

32. Psalms and Poetry.

33. Wisdom.

34. Esther, Jonah, Ruth.

35. Tobit and Judith.

36. Maccabees.

37. Daniel.

IV. NEW TESTAMENT—THE GOSPELS.

38. NT Background.

39. The Gospels.

40. The Gospel of Mark.

41. Synoptic Gospels.

42. The Gospel of Matthew.

43. The Gospel of Luke.

44. The Gospel of John.

45. Historical Jesus.

V. NEW TESTAMENT NON-GOSPEL MATERIALS.

46. Overview.

47. Acts.

48. Paul's Life and Mission.

49. Paul's Letters and Mission.

50. Galatians and Corinthians.

51. Romans.

52. The Acts of Paul and Thekla.

53. Deutero-Pauline Literature.

54. Revelation.



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