Heroes and Kings

4/12: Reading Esther (see below - there is written work).

4/11: Proverbs continued.

4/10: Manna odes + Proverbs (see attached "Proverbs"). No reading tonight. Work on your portfolios.

4/7: Solomon's wisdom and Ecclesiastes as a book. We watched a clip from Law and Order: SVU ("Birthright") and discussed the used of the Solomon story in that episode.

4/6: Saul and David as good choices in there youths. Jonathan and David as a model for friendship. David and the Fall. His breaking of commandment after commandment with Bathsheba, the chaos of his family.

4/4: Work in the Media Center on portfolios.

4/3: SMACKDOWN!

Works cited for the Botticelli:

Botticelli, Sandro. Judith Returns to Bethulia. c. 1472. Uffizi Gallery, Florence. ArtBible. Web. n.d. 4 April 2017.

3/30: Please see "Judith + Bible Reading schedule through April break" attached below.

3/29: If you are reading from a Bible without the Apocrypha, you can find the full text of Judith here. We looked at some portfolio samples today and at Fiona Apple's song "Samson."

3/28: We worked on "The Custom" and Reflections on Samson"

3/24: on the back of yesterday's notecard: Use this space to reflect on the heroes and their stories. What questions/confusions do these stories bring up for you? How do you see leadership in these stories/ What strengths do the heroes have? What weaknesses and why do these matter? What do these stories add to our understanding of God, of the Israelites, of what it means to be human, etc.? Fill the back of the notecard and hand in.

We also looked at some portfolio samples (attached on the "resources for portfolio" page) including the soundtrack sample, the manna ode and the allusion sample.

3/23: Please see "Bible Joshua and Moses leadership" attached below. We also watched the french peas in Josh and the Big Wall.