Write a paper on Literary and Historical Analysis in Jerusalem of David and Solomon transforming city into religious center of IsraelEssay Topic #1: Literary and Historical Analysis (25%)
We will be studying the following texts as part of the first half of the quarter: 2 Samuel 5:1–7:17; 1 Kings 6:1–8:21. Read these texts several times in order to familiarize yourself with their organization, imagery, and other literary features. Write a literary analysis of the two texts that makes an argument about the role that David and Solomon played in transforming the city into the religious center of Israel.
What images in these texts convey the holiness of the city? What actions did David and Solomon undertake to make the city a religious space?
It is strongly recommended that students use the article “Space” by Thomas Tweed and the assigned pages of Armstrong, Jerusalem to develop their thinking about these texts.
For some help in writing a literary analysis, please see the following resources: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/616/01/
You will submit a complete draft of the paper, which will receive a grade and is worth 10% of the overall grade for the course. Thereafter, you will submit a revised version of the paper, which will also receive a grade and is worth 15% of the overall grade for the course. This paper must be a minimum of 5–6 doubled-spaced pages in length. Be sure that the paper has a cover-page stapled to the front.
Goals:
thesis writing
development of literary analysis skills
descriptive writing.
Must use this source as part of paper:
https://erenow.net/common/jerusalem-one-city-three-faiths/
