TH 3316, The Forbidden Books

Dr. Todd Hanneken
Spring 2023

Jump to January 11, 18, 23, 25, 30, February 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, March 1, 6, 8, 13–15, 20, 22, 27, 29, April 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, May 1, 3, 5

Historiography

0. Wednesday, January 11, 2023 – Introductions and Context (LINK)
   • Syllabus (LINK)
   • Slideshow (PPT)
1. Wednesday, January 18, 2023 – Universalism, Particularism, and Parallelism in 1 Maccabees 1 (LINK)
   • Prepare 1 Maccabees 1 (PDF)
2. Monday, January 23, 2023 – The Justification for Killing in 1 Maccabees 2 (LINK)
   • Prepare 1 Maccabees 2:1—6:16 (especially chapter 2)
3. Wednesday, January 25, 2023 – God and Suffering in 1 and 2 Maccabees (LINK)
   • Prepare 2 Maccabees 2:19—5:27 (PDF)
4. Monday, January 30, 2023 – Martyrdom (LINK)
   • Prepare 2 Maccabees 6:1—10:8
5. Wednesday, February 1, 2023 – Josephus and Historiography (LINK)
   • Prepare 1Macc/Josephus comparison (PDF)
6. Monday, February 6, 2023 – Josephus’ Rewriting of 1 Maccabees (LINK)
7. Wednesday, February 8, 2023 – Test on Historiography (LINK)
   • Practice commentaries (PDF)
   • Study guide (PDF)

Apocalypses

1. Monday, February 13, 2023 – Introduction to Apocalypses, Enoch, and the Books Attributed to Him (LINK)
2. Wednesday, February 15, 2023 – Enoch’s First Dream Vision (LINK)
   • Prepare 1 Enoch 83–84 (pp. 116–119) (HTML or PDF)
3. Monday, February 20, 2023 – The Animal Apocalypse, Explaining the Present (LINK)
   • Skim 1 Enoch 85–89; read carefully 90:1–19
4. Wednesday, February 22, 2023 – The Animal Apocalypse, Expectations for the Future (LINK)
   • Prepare 1 Enoch 90:20–42
5. Monday, February 27, 2023 – The Apocalypse of Weeks (LINK)
   • Prepare 1 Enoch 93:1–91:17 (pp. 139-142)
6. Wednesday, March 1, 2023 – Test on Apocalypses
   • Study guide (PDF)

Wisdom Literature

1. Monday, March 6, 2023 – Introduction to Wisdom Literature and Ben Sira (LINK)
   • Prepare Sirach Foreword; 1 (HTML or PDF)
2. Wednesday, March 8, 2023 – Ben Sira on Theodicy and the Afterlife (LINK)
   • Prepare Sirach 2; 39–41

   March 13–17, 2023 – Spring Break (No Class Meetings)

3. Monday, March 20, 2023 – Lady Wisdom (LINK)
   • Prepare Sirach 24
4. Wednesday, March 22, 2023 – Ben Sira on Wives and Daughters (LINK)
   • Prepare Sirach 26–26, 42
5. Monday, March 27, 2023 – Hellenistic Judaism (Wisdom of Solomon, Philo) and the Immortality of the Soul (LINK)
   • Prepare short selections from Philo (HTML or PDF); Wisdom of Solomon 1–5 (HTML or PDF)
6. Wednesday, March 29, 2023 – Wisdom of Solomon on Theodicy, Universalism, and Natural Law (LINK)
   • Prepare Wisdom of Solomon 11-13; skim 6-10; 14-19 (HTML or PDF)
7. Monday, April 3, 2023 – Test on Wisdom Literature
   • Study guide (PDF)

Rewritten Scripture

1. Wednesday, April 5, 2023 – Introduction to Rewritten Bible and Jubilees (LINK)
   • Prepare Hanneken, Introduction to Jubilees (PDF); Jubilees 1(PDF)

   Monday, April 10, 2023 – Easter Monday (No Class Meeting)

2. Wednesday, April 12, 2023 – Creation in 6 or 7 Days and the Garden of Eden (LINK)
   • Prepare Genesis 1–3; Jubilees 2–3
3. Monday, April 17, 2023 – The Flood, Theodicy, and Rewritten 1 Enoch (LINK)
   • Prepare Jubilees 4–5, 10
4. Wednesday, April 19, 2023 – Religion, Gentiles, and the Jubilees “Apocalypse” (LINK)
   • Prepare Jubilees 6, 15, and 23
5. Monday, April 24, 2023 Conclude Jubilees
6. Wednesday, April 26, 2023 – Test on Rewritten Bible
   • Study guide (PDF)

Monday, May 1, 2023 – Review

• Bring old tests, study guides, and questions

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 – Study Day (No Class Meeting)

Cumulative Final Exam

Exam week begins May 5, 2023. Exam day and time as announced by the Registrar (PDF).

• Section A (MW 1:45-3:00) Monday, May 8 3:00–5:30pm
• Section B (MW 3:15-4:30) Wednesday, May 10 3:00–5:30pm