It is every teacher’s frustration – Getting to the end of the course without making it all the way through the material. I remember taking Systematic Theology in seminary and having the course end before we got to Eschatology. Are you kidding me?
Brooke over at Anumma is dealing with a similar issue by not being able the give The Writings their due in a course on the Hebrew Bible. I understand his frustration since The Writings contain the Wisdom Literature, which is my favorite part of the Hebrew Bible. So, he has decided to deal with this in a new and different way by teaching backwards through the Hebrew Bible. I look forward to hearing his results. Check out his post HERE to see what tpyes of advantages he imagines from this approach.
2 responses to “Brooke Lester on Teaching the Hebrew Bible Backwards”
Thanks for the mention!
Won’t it be a hoot if we don’t get to Torah?
Brooke
No problem. I think your approach should work well, and I’m interested to hear the results. At least if you don’t get to the Torah, your students should get a framework for reading it in the future.