Literary Theory Applied to Women in the Bible.
Permalink for this paragraph 0 Alongside Literary Theory this semester, I have also been privileged to take Women in the Bible with Dr. Betsy Bauman. I have probably mentioned that class in a blog post or two.
Permalink for this paragraph 0 *IF YOU CAN TAKE WOMEN IN THE BIBLE PLEASE DO!!!!*
Permalink for this paragraph 0 Several times throughout the semester, what we talk about in Literary Theory can also be applied to what we are talking about in Women in the Bible.
Permalink for this paragraph 0 Today’s Literary Theory discussion on ethical theory can swimmingly be applied to today’s Women in the Bible discussion on Eve and original sin.
Permalink for this paragraph 0 Something I took away from today’s Literary Theory discussion is the question: what do we owe the text?
Permalink for this paragraph 0 My group came up with a few answers:
Permalink for this paragraph 0 1. We owe actually reading the text. Read the whole text before making any generalizations or claims about it.
Permalink for this paragraph 0 2. We owe understanding the historical context. If you do not understand why the author wrote the text, then the text will not be as clear or meaning.
Permalink for this paragraph 0 I think that is extremely important when reading texts pertaining to the bible. In Women in the Bible today, we read several texts from religious leaders on Eve and Original Sin.
Permalink for this paragraph 0 I will admit reading the texts from Augustine about Original Sin were…painful. In Augustine’s The Literal Meaning of Genesis, basically, Augustine declares every woman is to blame for original sin because as women are “descendants from Eve”.
Permalink for this paragraph 0 Yeah, okay.
Permalink for this paragraph 0 Now, I owed it to the text to actually read the entire assigned excerpt from The Literal Meaning of Genesis, which I did. (Side note: I HATE when people don’t read the books for class. ) It is also important to understand the historical context. Augustine was alive in the 4th century and thus his ideals are radically different than mine.
Permalink for this paragraph 0 Anyways, I really enjoyed Literary Theory this semester (I know it is not quite over yet). I’m so glad I’ve been exposed to many different theories and I’m grateful for the writing experience this semester has given me.
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Permalink for this paragraph 0 Good night, and good luck.
Great thoughts on applying knowledge from one class to another. I love it when that happens! I also really enjoy the takeaways your group came up with from discussing the relationship between the reader and the text. Oftentimes, I feel readers simply take the text as is instead of absorbing it and making it their own, fully immersing themselves into the text. These two ways of reading greatly changes the reader’s interpretation of the text and what they get out of it.And, if I was able to stick around for longer, I would definitely take Women in the Bible…as well as about half a dozen more English classes.