Teaching the Bible
Practical Strategies for Classroom Instruction
Published on 23. December 2005
Book
Hardback
440 pages
978-90-04-13771-4 (ISBN)
Description
While books on pedagogy in a theoretical mode have proliferated in recent years, there have been few that offer practical, specific ideas for teaching particular biblical texts. To address this need, Teaching the Bible, a collection of ideas and activities written by dozens of innovative college and seminary professors, outlines effective classroom strategies-with a focus on active learning-for the new teacher and veteran professor alike. It includes everything from ways to incorporate film, literature, art, and music to classroom writing assignments and exercises for groups and individuals. The book assumes an academic approach to the Bible but represents a wide range of methodological, theological, and ideological perspectives. This volume is an indispensable resource for anyone who teaches classes on the Bible.
Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)
Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)
Reviews / Votes
'The book [...] seeks to contribute to the public discourse about the teaching enterprise by collecting 273 ideas and activities from ninety-three faculty at a variety of institutions around the world and to provide professors who teach biblical studies a resource on which they can draw in their own institutional contexts. [....] After one semester, I have already found the volume helpful in my own teaching, and I am confident that other faculty will find ideas here that rouse them to think creatively of how students can be engaged in the learning activities of a class.'David Howell, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006
'In sum, Teaching the Bible is a tool and reference work that all teachers of biblical studies should have.'
Fika Van Rensburg, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
966 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-13771-4 (9789004137714)
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Persons
Mark Roncace, Ph.D. (2002) in Hebrew Bible, Emory University, is Assistant Professor of Religion at Wingate University in Wingate, North Carolinam and author of Jeremiah, Zedekiah, and the Fall of Jerusalem (T & T Clark).
Patrick Gray, Ph.D. (2002) in Religion (New Testament), Emory University, is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.
Patrick Gray, Ph.D. (2002) in Religion (New Testament), Emory University, is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.