Reflections from The Old Testament Essay – Description
genesis 12, 15-17
ruth 1-4
worksheet questions (remember to include quotes from the texts)
what role did migration play in abraham’s life and faith?
drawing upon carroll’s chapter, what can we learn from the varied vocabulary for foreigners in the hebrew bible?
in what ways did hospitality toward the foreigner function in ancient israel? why, according to carroll, did the israelites have ‘a theological stake in the presence of the outsiders among them’?
what are three things from the story about ruth caught your attention? and why?
what stood out to you most from the reading reports and why?
reading reports
kugel, a religion of laws
in case you’re interested (supplementary):
a helpful animated overview of remaining books from the Pentateuch: Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
animated overviews of historical books from the Hebrew Bible: Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings, Ezra & Nehemiah
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