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The Wonders and Challenges of Bible Education
  • Level Foundation
  • المدة 20 ساعات hours
  • الطبع بواسطة Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Biblical figures play a central role in understanding the richness of the text and provide extraordinary educational opportunities for engaging students in meaningful discourse about its relevance for their lives. This course will focus on examining and analyzing Biblical characters, and give you access to different pedagogical techniques of teaching Bible in the classroom. We will learn about the challenges facing the Bible teacher today, as well as different philosophical, developmental, social, and psychological approaches to addressing those challenges. We will also learn different approaches to examining Biblical stories, including: exegetical, hermeneutic, historical, literary, and gender theory. We will examine and analyze the pedagogic skills to implement these different approaches inside the classroom. We’ll also cover analysis of different Biblical characters and stories, and hear from some experts in the field of Bible studies and Bible education. Using this knowledge, you will gain skills to use inside the classroom, and be able to examine and analyze different educational programs that teach Bible in order to see which best suit your approach and educational setting. If you want to teach Bible, this course is a helpful guide and overview to different approaches and techniques for doing so. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: 1. Students will appreciate challenges in teaching classical Jewish texts to school students 2. Students will acquire certain exegetical and literary skills to analyze selected Biblical passages. 3. Students will be exposed to a range of different approaches to presenting Biblical characters. 4. Students will examine a range of relevant developmental, social, and psychological theories that impact the teaching of the Bible. 5. Students will examine a range of educational programs that teach the Bible and will acquire tools to critically analyze these programs. 6. Students will produce a course project that will reflect their understanding of the various issues raised.

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Welcome to the course

    • 1 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Introductory Quiz: In this quiz, we want to inform you about the nature of the course, and to set expectations regarding the course. This quiz has no grade, but we would be happy to hear from you and about you before the course begins.

1 Discussions

  • Introduce yourself!!!

1 Videos

  • Introduction to the course

3 Readings

  • About this course
  • Honor Code for the course
  • Learning Guide for the Course

Lesson 1: Teaching Bible: Ideological, Philosophical and Educational Issues

    • 5 Videos
    • 5 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Lesson 1 (Please note that this section should only be filled out after you have completed all the other parts of this lesson, including the readings and the videos).

1 Discussions

  • Educational messages

5 Videos

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Analyzing the Biblical Images
  • 3. Ed Goals & Analyzing Standards and Benchmarks
  • 4. Educational messages & analyze 1 children's text (Jacob & Esau)
  • 5. Summary of the lesson

5 Readings

  • Guide for Lesson One
  • A Map of Orientations to the Teaching of the Bible by Barry Holtz
  • Jacob and Esau 1
  • Jacob and Esau 2
  • The Bible as Literature

Lesson 2: The Tenach as an educational text: Possibilities and challenges

    • 5 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Lesson 2 (Please note that this section should only be filled out after you have completed all the other parts of this lesson, including the readings and the videos).

1 Discussions

  • Abraham welcomes guests

5 Videos

  • 1. Introduction to Lesson 2
  • 2. Challenges in Teaching Classical Jewish texts
  • 3. Children Talking to God
  • 4. Analyzing Genesis 18- 1:15
  • 5. Summary points

2 Readings

  • Guide for Lesson Two
  • Genesis 18, 1-15.

Lesson 3: The Biblical character: Archetypes, traits, and behaviors. Texts: Joseph Stories

    • 4 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Lesson 3 (Please note that this section should only be filled out after you have completed all the other parts of this lesson, including the readings and the videos).

1 Discussions

  • Do you think the Bible should be taught as literature?

4 Videos

  • 1. Overview of the course to date
  • 2.Types of characters
  • 3. Literary tools for analyzing Biblical Characters
  • 4. Reading II Samuel 6: 10

3 Readings

  • Guide for Lesson Three
  • Frisch, A. The Sins of the Patriarchs by Traditional Jewish Exegesis
  • Alter A. How Convention Helps Us Read: The Case of the Bible's Annunciation Type-Scene

Lesson 4: Historical, social and normative factors that impact the presenting of Biblical characters. Texts: Jacob Stories

    • 6 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 2 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Lesson 4 (Please note that this section should only be filled out after you have completed all the other parts of this lesson, including the readings and the videos)

2 Discussions

  • About the Tosefta
  • About Joseph in Genesis 37

6 Videos

  • 1. Historical, social and normative factors in presenting Biblical characters: overview of the class
  • 2. Tosefta : Biblical texts that May be Translated into Aramaic
  • 3. Dr. Deitcher about Frisch article
  • 4. Approaches to presenting biblical characters
  • 5. Analyzing Genesis 27 Part I
  • 6. Analyzing Genesis 27 Part II

3 Readings

  • Guide for Lesson Four
  • Biblical texts that May be Translated into Aramaic
  • The Sins of the Patriarchs as Viewed by Traditional Jewish Exegesis, by Amos Frisch.

Lesson 5: Analyzing the lives of Biblical characters Texts: Abrahamic texts

    • 3 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Lesson 5 (Please note that this section should only be filled out after you have completed all the other parts of this lesson, including the readings and the videos)

1 Discussions

  • Summary Excercise - Lesson 5

3 Videos

  • 1. Summarizing the Life of a Biblical Character
  • 2. Prof. Zakovitch interview
  • 3. Summation: Educational process

3 Readings

  • Guide for Lesson Five
  • Trial of Abraham
  • Between Angels and Mortals

Lesson 6 : Addressing the moral behavior of Biblical characters.

    • 5 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Lesson 6 (Please note that this section should only be filled out after you have completed all the other parts of this lesson, including the readings and the videos)

1 Discussions

  • Forum: about lies or distortions

5 Videos

  • 1. Outline
  • 2. Moral Education
  • 3. Approaches to Moral Education
  • 4. Paradigms of Inquiry (G. Matthews)
  • 5. Lies in Biblical texts (Dr. H. Deitcher )

3 Readings

  • Guide for Lesson 6
  • Esther Chapter 10
  • Harvard talk on lies

Lesson 7: David: A National historical figure. Texts: II Samuel 17-18

    • 6 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Lesson 7 (Please note that this section should only be filled out after you have completed all the other parts of this lesson, including the readings and the videos)

1 Discussions

  • Forum Lesson 7: "Torah Reading Hats"

6 Videos

  • 1. Overview: King David as a National Symbol
  • 2. Story Components
  • 3. Exposition Skills
  • 4. Hats for Interpretation
  • 5. David as a national symbol
  • 6. David in Israeli Poetry

2 Readings

  • Guide for Lesson Seven
  • 1 Samuel 17

Final Assignment: Preparing an Educational Project

    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Final Assignment: Preparing an Educational Project

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Discover "The Wonders and Challenges of Bible Education," a foundational course designed for personal development. Led by Coursera, this 1200-minute course delves into analyzing Biblical characters, teaching techniques, and addressing modern challenges in Bible education. Explore philosophical, developmental, social, and psychological approaches, and gain exegetical and literary skills. Ideal for aspiring Bible teachers, the course offers insights from experts and practical classroom strategies. Available with Starter or Professional subscriptions.

Howard Deitcher
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Howard Deitcher