Attention Dr. Sexson:

I had early entries on this blog, what I can remember is that I had info about Frye and Vico,
stuff on The Grapes of Wrath, and a diagram of the writers of the bible...
These entries are not appearing on my blog anymore along with some others I'm sure. I will write some more to make up for them but I thought I would let you know and warn the class of possible blog thieves... could be small and green and not cute- OK thats all - Sophie

QUIZ, NOV 28, 2005

Quiz:
Assigned:

Calasso chpt 6-8
The Oresteia- prologue and 3 sections
Mark (40pgs)
Job (50pgs)
Proverbs- read enough to get a good idea for the material and author
Ecclesiastes (14 pgs)
Revelation (30pgs)


Group Presentations-

Maggie: Cave
Allison: Garden
Amy Blog: Check out for Mountain Group presentation stuff
*Mick Blog: Has info about all ( & Furnace)

Questions:
***Realized (god is everywhere every time (“Kiaros”) -the apocolypse already happened) v. Literal Eschatology (Eschatology is the branch of theology which deals with last (or final) things.)

1) Which of the Synoptic (Meaning: Complete Overview) Gospels was written earliest: Answer: Mark ( * the Q Document (?) Thomas).
2) What is a good adjective to describe the community of Jesus and his companions: Esoteric ( the opposite of open, public/ Esoteric is secret, closed, exclusive)
3) Naked Man- Linen- Answer: Mystery Religion
4) According to classic Greek religion, Why does the earth have seasons? Persephone (Korry “abducted maiden) - Hades- Mother
5) What are the 4 stages/levels of the axis mundi: Hell, Purgatory, Earth, Heaven
6) According to Native American, Black Elk, where is the center of the Universe: (he was at: Mount Harney in South Dakota)- Answer: Wherever you happen to be standing at the time –Esoteric - has in common with Jesus
7) What were the three synoptic gospels: Mathew, Mark, Luke ( not John- why?)
8) What word is used 42 times in Mark: Immediately
9) What were the Euminides originally: The Furies
10) Why do we suffer? Which is most likely to come out of 1: Oresteia (we suffer into the truth), which out of 2: Homer’s Odyssey ( so that the bards can sing about us), Which out of 3: Job, and which out of 4:our English Class.
11) Retributive Justice: Dice, Theodicy- God, Justice
12) The Second best thing to Death: To never have been born at all- Tragic view
13) “Remember your creator in the days of your youth…” Ecclesiastes 12
14) Which of these Gospel lines is not synoptic “In the Beginning there was the word…” = non-synoptic gospel/John
15) What 2 things were the prophets concerned about? Social Justice & Exclusive worship of YAHWEH
16) Why is the Gospel not a good source for historical factual information – Is about Prophecy (not law), is a Kerygmatic testimony
17) Where does the word “testament/testimony” come from: Biblical tradition- in a trial, placing ones hand on the thigh beneath the testicles to prove ones truth.
18) What is the message of the New Testament: Love Your Enemy, Treat Others How You Would Wish to be Treated
19) 1)By what title did Jesus refer to the Old Testament (Hebrew Scriptures) and 2)Which book did he quote from most frequently: 1)Law of the Prophets & The book of Isaiah. 2) The Kingdom of God
20) What are the two types of wisdom: (Polonium) Conventional; Speculative
21) Why did the Furies go after Oresties instead of Clytemnestra: Avenge the blood
22) What is the main difference between Greek and Biblical (essay?):
23) What precedent is behind every action: Myth
24) Meaning of apocalypse: Unveiling
25) What is the definition of Hubris: thinking one knows everything- arrogance over the gods
26) What are the 3 elements to revere in Greek classic tradition: Gods, Parents, Stranger
27) Who did Agamemnon sacrifice to put wind in his sails: Iphigenia
28) How do Prometheus & Job stand apart in their attitude toward the gods/god : Prometheus- Defiant-not submissive to Gods (Hubris) / Job- submissive-submits to God

*******Please go to this website, it will give you excellent information on the synoptic gospels and the difference between them and JOHN http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_john.htm

Judeo-Christian:
Eschatology: es'ka-tol'o-je, n. [Gr. eschatos, Last, and logos, discourse; word.] Theol. The discourse of the last or final things; Kingdom and end time doctrines such as the after life, judgments, apostasy, Christ's return, and the final destination of the soul; Declaration of future prophecy or biblical events; also Prophesy. --es-cha-to-log-i-cal, es'ka-to-loj'i-kal, a. --es-cha-to-log-i-cal-ly, adj.--es-cha-to-o-gist. n.

COULD SOMEBODY ANSWER MY QUESTION PLEASE:)

I am having trouble finding exactly what Realized v. Literal Eschatology is, what do they both represent exactly, I typed up the basic idea I hope on the study guide, but I want to know more. I guess I didn't catch it in class.

Persephone/Seasons: http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/persephone_seasons.html&edu=high
Persephone was the Greek goddess of the Underworld and the wife of Hades. Hades fell in love with her after seeing her picking flowers in a plain in Sicily. He decided at once to abduct her and carry her off to the Underworld.
Demeter, sister of Zeus, was the mother of Persephone. After Persephone's abduction, Demeter wandered the world in search of her. Finally she learned of her daughter's fate, and pleaded with Zeus, to obtain the release of Persephone from the dark kingdom of the Underworld.
He consented, providing that she had not eaten anything during her stay in the lower world. Unfortunately, Persephone had eaten some seeds of a pomegranate which Hades had offered to her. After much crying and sadness, Zeus allowed a compromise, whereby Persephone was allowed to spend half of each year in the light of day, on Earth with her mother, and the other half in the underworld, where she reigned as Queen of the Underworld alongside her husband the god Pluto.
During the half year with her mother, spring and summer cover the Earth in warmth, flowers bloom, fruit is on the trees, and the birds raise their young. During autumn and winter, the Earth is in the grip of icy cold. Flowers die, the trees are barren, and birds disappear from their nests. This legend, therefore, relates the mythological creation of the seasons. Romans identified Persephone with the Latin Proserpina.



Kerygma
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Kerygma: (κηπύσσω, kērússō,) “to cry or proclaim as a herald” (Matthew 3:1; Romans 10:14), is the Greek word used in the New Testament for preaching (see Luke 4:18-19).
As Jesus launched his public ministry he entered the synagogue and read from the scroll of Isaiah the prophet. He identfied himself as the one Isaiah pointed to when he declares, "today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." The text is a programmatic statement of Jesus' ministry to preach or proclaim (Kerygma), good news to the poor and the blind and the captive. These words describe a condition of the spiritual life as well as the physical life.
kerygma
Main Entry: ke·ryg·ma Pronunciation: k&-'rig-m
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek kErygma, from kEryssein to proclaim, from kEryx herald
: the apostolic proclamation of salvation through Jesus Christ
- ker·yg·mat·ic /"ker-ig-'ma-tik/ adjective

Clytemnestra's Tomb & Ruins

Thanks Dr. Sexson for the book salon, Nov. 1st (post Halloween)

It was great to get some insight into this Trickster stuff, I really liked the cultural stories that were brought up in the discussion (the Tibetan one's were really fun and surprising). The mythology aspect was really interesting as well, If I can find my notes I will post them, as of now happy memories- great to see a variety of listeners and contributers.

Interesting Books to Look Up

Orrie's Story - by Thomas Berger
(Extra Credit: write story- displacement- Orestian Tril.)
The Chelsea Whistle- mentioned in class- from Women in Lit. class
The Red Tent - Anita Diamant- Dinah bible story, told from her point of view (Thanks Laura!)