View the Discussion Board Instructions and Checklist below before completing the module discussion. Keep in mind the requirements for the discussion boards in this course:
Discussion Board Instructions and Checklist
This discussion board will allow us to improve our understanding of the material by giving us the chance to make connections between and comparison of these texts.
The materials for this discussion board include the Reading Guide sections associated with our reading of parts of Exodus, Deuteronomy, Judges, 1 Kings, and the book of Jonah. These very different texts all exemplify important aspects of the history of the Jewish people as well as many ways which God acts to redeem this community.
Question 1
Initial posts: Select an element from this module’s Reading Guide assignment which you found important to a biblical story in this module’s wide selection from the scriptures. Briefly describe the context of the story in its biblical setting and explain how the Reading Guide material helped clarify the topic.
Response posts: Build on the work of the initial post by connecting the selected story to a story found in a different book in this module’s biblical selections. Explain how one element or idea within both stories connect them as well as how they are different.
Question 2
Initial posts: Identify and briefly describe a narrative section in this module’s scripture readings. This section must include an important element to understanding the historical dimension of God’s unique covenant with Abraham and his descendants. Explain the importance of this historical element.
Response posts: Build on the work of the initial post by comparing or contrasting the selected narrative with another narrative from this module’s selections, but from a different book. Be sure to explain how the two stories add depth to the overarching story of Abraham’s family.
Question 3
Initial posts: Identify a major theological topic in our selections from Exodus, Deuteronomy, Judges, 1 Kings, or the book of Jonah. A theological topic would be any that is related to how the stories give insights about God’s nature and actions. Explain how a few events seen in this module’s set of scripture readings might be understood through reference to this topic.
Response posts: Build on the work of the initial post by connecting information from this module’s Reading Guide material or from other course resources to the selected theological topic. Explain how this information enhances a reading of the biblical texts under discussion
