Grad School Weekend: Review
As I posted earlier, I had the first weekend of my Grad school class on Bible Geography. Great class because 1. it is easy, 2. it is relatively short (not a semester long) and 3. I am really enjoying it. I love learning about the Bible, and so far this class has opened my eyes to the geographical setting of the narratives.
An example of what we are learning in class:
Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and captured Gezer and burned it with fire, and had killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and had given it as dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife - 1 Kings 9:16 ESV
This is a verse in the Bible that I have read a few times, but never studied. In the class, however, we spent about 20 minutes looking at the importance of location (Gezer was Israel’s entrance to a major international road), motive (Pharaoh improves Egypt’s trade with the world), and significance (Gezer was never taken by Israel during Joshua’s campaign, but rather a foreigner: see Joshua 16:10).
So far a great class, although it gets a little boring at times. Plus, the homework is cake: drawing on maps. Can’t wait for next week!
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