The Week in Hebrews

Here's what the experimental, open source graduate Hebrews class is doing this week.

Workshop 1 (January 8-14): The Situation of Hebrews
1. Post a brief bio of yourself on the (private) Application Blog. Try to do this before Friday midnight (Jan 11).

2. Watch the Week 1 Commentary Vodcasts: 1) “The Author of Hebrews,” 2) “The Audience of Hebrews,” 3) “The Situation of Hebrews,” 4) “The Date of Hebrews.”

3. Read the relevant sections of the three commentaries you have chosen for this week in relation to the above topics.

4. Now post a 500 word entry on the Commentary Blog comparing and contrasting the three commentaries with Schenck on these topics—side with one or more of the commentators. Have this posted by midnight Friday night (Jan 11).

5. Now post at least a 50 word substantive response to each of the other members of the class by midnight Monday night (Jan 14).

6. This first week we will be surveying Hebrews rather than applying it. First, watch the instructional vodcast, “How to Survey.”

7. Now follow the method set out in the vodcast and survey Hebrews yourself (worth up to 50 points). I will invite you to look at a sample survey on Google Docs, as well as some written instructions on how to do surveys. Email it to me by midnight Monday night (Jan 14).