Class Summary for 10/27/09

Assignment: TERM PAPER

1. Way in which the Bible relates to The Slave
2.  What I know now that I didn't know before, and the difference that makes. (There needs to be at least two Great Code references)
3. Whatever you would like to write on that Dr. Sexson has approved.

CLASS

• Natalie's Blog, Alex's Blog, Eric's Blog, Jessi's Blog
• The Year of Living Biblically
• We are all thieves, stealing from someone who stole.
• Joni Mitchell, "The Sire of Sorrow"
• A Serious Man, the Coen Brothers
• The best part of Job?
• The middle.
• The prologue is: there's a man named Job, he's a good guy, but he suffers.
• The epilogue: he's patient, and he is rewarded.
• The middle is the best (Job 3).
• You get the frienimies, and all the false hope, the idea of retributive justice is presented, and Job curses the day he was born.
• Job is very similar to a Greek tragedy. (Prometheus Bound)
• People come and talk to him.
• My Dinner with Andre
• According to Job, the first best thing is to have never been born, and the next best is to die.
• Job 4:7
• Retributive Justice -- God only punishes the wicked, rewards the wise and good.
• WRONG!