Class today: January 10th

1. Coming to class with your "Sacred Literature" notes, plus the two sections from Genesis read and annotated, you will now be examining further how the text functions as a literary text with the purpose of conveying rituals, beliefs, and traditions. 

First, using the 5 characteristics of the purpose of Sacred Literature (from your notes), you will need to take EACH characteristic and note how you see its purpose in The Story of Creation and the Fall, AND The Flood. 

To do this, you will take sections of the characteristic... such as #1( What are the views of the cosmos?)  or #4 (How does this text help us understand other worldly texts?)

You will need to write SPECIFIC EXAMPLES in your notes.  This is the standard for this semester (and beyond).  Evidence. Evidence. Evidence.

2. When you are done, please write some reflection questions about your understanding of the academic sense of the text as a piece of literature and cultural influence.