Jesus Encounter with the Samaritan Woman

Jesus’ Encounter with the Samaritan Woman in Its Narrative ContextMost of the episodes in the first of part of John’s Gospel, the so-called Book of Signs (1:19-12:50), involve Jesus’ interaction with Jewish religious authorities and institutions....

The Lord’s Supper in Luke’s Gospel

Commenting on Luke 22:14-20, Bruce Malina and Richard Rohrbaugh write: “The critical importance of table fellowship as both reality and symbol of social cohesion and shared values cannot be overestimated in this passage (Social-Scientific Commentary on the...

Prodigal God

How is the younger brother lost. How is the older brother lost. How does the father in the parable respond to both sons. What does this parable teach about God’s relationship with humanity? Or, put a different way, what is the point of this parable? (Hint: Explain the...

Blake and Isaiah

Like Isaiah, Blake (The Marriage of Heaven and Hell) reflects on the nature of his own work, that is, on the correct function of the Book, especially in the “Printing House in Hell” section. Write a one-page, double-spaced paper considering the following...

Hebrews

Before writing, think about either the story of Ehud and Eglon or the story of Deborah, Jael, and Sisera: in what ways does the Hebrew writer slant the story in favor of the Hebrews? How might the story have been told differently if the writer had been a Canaanite?...

The Old Testament

List and define the four sources of the Documentary Hypothesis. Make sure each source contains the following: The name of god, the name of the mountain of revelation, how god reveals himself, the name ofMoses’ father in law, the geographical location and any dietary...