This schedule is based upon an "as-needed" concept of learning which allows for flexibility and student input
        for the course.  Thus,   the schedule will be developed in sections or modules as the study progresses in order
        to best meet the needs of the learners, the learning process and to allow the professor to mentor the learners
        in the most significant directions and ways of learning.  This method of learning is, therefore, learner or student-
        centered, active, experiential, collaborative,  interactive, creative and critically reflective/contemplative,
        and downright enjoyable. This schedule is organic and alive with possibilities. Assignments will be found listed here.

  Please monitor that  your email is working (empty your trash file regularly) and check your email regularly.

Week 1:      Introduction; What is the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament?  Why study it?
8/21            Harris 1-15;  Torah

Week 2:       Harris 15-49;  Who Wrote the Torah?   /  A List of the 613 Mitzvot
8/28             [individual course withdrawal period: 8/28-10-27]

Week 3:       Harris 53-80;  What are J, E, P & D?
9/4

Week 4:       Harris 82-105
9/11             Genesis 1-11;  Writers of Genesis   / Genesis, Science & "Scientific Creationism"
                                               Comparison of the Babylonian & Noahic Flood Stories

Week 5:       Harris 105-114, 116-121;  What is Midrash?   /  Patriarchs & the Origins of Judaism
9/18             Genesis 12-15; Exodus 1-7
 

Week 6:       Harris 121-129
9/25             Exodus 11-15, 19-20, 24, 32-34
                   Group Project Guidelines (Essay & Presentation in week 10)
                   Online guest (9/25-28):  Dr. Barry Bandstra  (Reading the Old Testament, Wadsworth
                                                        Publishing, 1999)
                                                        Old Testament History (Bandstra)

Week 7:       Harris 144-154, 161-170
10/2             Joshua 24; 1 Samuel 9:26-10:1; 11:12-12:25; 18:1-9; 31
                    2 Samuel 5:1-15; 7; 11-12
                   * No Class on 10/3  to work on Group Projects

Week 8:       Harris 171-175, 183-187, 189-196
10/9             Mid-semester Evaluations due to mentor's email 10/11-12

Week 9:       Harris 197-205;  Prophets & Prophecy
10/16           Hosea 1-3, 8-9, 13-14
                   * No class on 10/19 to work on collaborative project
                   Group Project Essays due on class list 10/19-20

Week 10:     Group Presentations 10/24, 26
10/23           Individual essays evaluating the collaborative process of the Group Project (300 words)
                                      to be sent to the mentor's email 10/26-28
                   [last day to drop an individual course: 10/27]

Week 11:     Harris 209-221
10/30           Jeremiah 1, 31-32; Ezekiel 1-2; 36:16-32; Isaiah 49-53

Week 12:      Harris 227-228, 230-243
11/6             Jonah; Psalms 1, 8, 22, 27, 44, 51, 119, 130, 137
                    Final, Individual Essay Guidelines

Week 13:      Harris 245-252;
11/13            Job 1-7, 19, 31-32, 38-42
                    Online guest (11/13-16):  Dr. Stephen Harris (Understanding the Bible, Mayfield
                                                            Publishing, 2000)

Week 15:       Dead Sea Scrolls;  Conclusion
                     Final Essay is due to the mentor's email address by noon, December 7, 2000

            Also due at the same time as the final essay, is the Self-reflective, self-evaluation essay on the
            learning process in this course of study. The Final Essay and the Self-reflection Essay are to be
            submitted together in a single email.  Thank you.

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