OLD TESTAMENT ANALYSIS PAPER ASSIGNMENTS
COURSE: Religion 101J SEMESTER: Fall 1999 (8:00-9:25, TTh)
Assignments are posted daily around 5:00 pm until the final assigments are made at the end of the second week of classes in the regular terms; check after 5:00 pm to see whether your paper topic request submitted within the past 24 hours has been posted. Your name will show up in blue letters after a highlighted red reference. The postings below are the final assignments as of  9/7/99.

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Passage, Heading, Student:

1. Gen. 11:1-9, The Tower of Babel, Hector Perez
2. Exod. 15:1-21, Two Songs of Praise, Valerie Stevens
3. Exod. 19:1-25, The Theophany at Sinai, Michael Carr
4. Num. 11:1-35, Israel's Complaining in the Wilderness, Kimberly Caviness
5. Deut. 16:1-17, A Festal Calendar, Angela Fagg
6. Deut. 34:1-12, The Death of Moses, Sarah Cox
7. Joshua 24:1-28, The Covenant at Shechem, Shannon Grant
8. Ruth 3:1-18, Naomi's Instructions, Sarah Thurman
9. 1 Samuel 1:1-28, The Birth and Consecration of Samuel, Carla Poskas
10. 2 Samuel 3: 1-39, Continuation of the War with Israel, Cameron Miller
11. 2 Samuel 7:1-29, David Wishes to Build a Temple, Sammy Pruett
12. 1 Kings 18:1-46, The Contest on Mount Carmel, Derek Hanel
13. Psalm 1, The Contrasting Fate of the Righteous and the Wicked, Christy Hallis
14. Psalm 19, Hymn to God as Creator of Nature and Giver of the Law, Debbie Knupp
15. Psalm 22, Prayer fo Deliverance from Mortal Illness, Derek Van Horn
16. Psalm 24, A Liturgy on Entering the Sanctuary
17. Psalm 46, A Song of Zion Celebrating God's Ultimate Victory over the Nations, Tina Goins
18. Psalm 51, Prayer for Healing and Moral Renewal, Eric Boyd
19. Psalm 84, Song Praising Zion as the Longed-for Goal of the Pilgrim
20. Psalm 100, Hymn Calling on All Nations to Praise the Lord, Tricia Tweed
21. Psalm 103, Thanksgiving for Recovery from Sickness, Michelle Vander Vaa
22. Psalm 136, Thanksgiving for the Lord's Great Deeds on behalf of His People, Jerry Wease
23. Psalm 137, Prayer for Vengeance on Israel's Enemies
24. Psalm 139, Prayer for Deliverance from Personal Enemies, Steve Wilson
25. Isaiah 1:10-20, God's Pronouncement Concerning Judah's Religious Superficiality
26. Isaiah 2:1-5, The New Age,
27. Isaiah 5:1-7, Song of the Vineyard
28. Isaiah 6:1-13, The Call of Isaiah
29. Isaiah 7:1-9, Sign of Shear-jashub
30. Isaiah 7:10-17, Sign of Immanuel
31. Isaiah 9:1-7, The Messanic King
32. Isaiah 11:1-9, The Messanic King
33. Isaiah 19:16-25, Conversion of Egypt and Assyria
34. Isaiah 28:1-22, Oracles against Religious and Civil Leaders
35. Isaiah 30:8-17, Judah's Connivance with Egypt
36. Isaiah 35:1-10, Zion Restored
37. Isaiah 40:1-11, The Prophet Is Called to Announce God's Coming
38. Isaiah 40:12-31, Creator of the Universe, Kristen Laney
39. Isaiah 42:1-4, Victory from the East
40. Isaiah 43:1-7, Israel's Redemption, Michael McCauley
41. Isaiah 43:8-13, The Servant Israel is the Lord's Witness
42. Isaiah 44:9-20, Satire against Idolatry
43. Isaiah 44:24-45:13, The Commission of Cyrus
44. Isaiah 49:1-6, The Second Servant Song, Erin Dalton
45. Isaiah 50:4-11, The Third Servant Song
46. Isaiah 52:1-12, God's Kingship,
47. Isaiah 55:1-13, A Hymn of Joy and Triumph, Amber M. Bolick
48. Isaiah 61:1-11, The Mission to Zion
49. Isaiah 65: 1-25, God's Answer
50. Haggai 1:1-15a, God's Punishment for Neglecting the Temple
51. Haggai 1:15b-2:9, The Splendor of the New Temple
52. Jeremiah 1:4-19, Jeremiah's Call and Related Visions
53. Jeremiah 2:1-37, The Apostasy of Israel
54. Jeremiah 7:1-15, The Temple Sermon,
55. Jeremiah 10:1-16, God and the Idols, Ashley Tucker
56. Jeremiah 11:1-17, Jeremiah and the Covenant,
57. Jeremiah 11:18-12:6, Jeremiah's First Personal Lament
58. Jeremiah 36:1-32, Jehoiakim and the Scrolls,
59. Ezekiel 1:1-3:27, The Call of Ezekiel
60. Ezekiel 16:1-63, The Allegory of the Unfaithful Wife, Ryan Parker
61. Ezekiel 18:1-32, Individual Responsibility,
62. Ezekiel 22:1-16, Oracle of Indictment
63. Ezekiel 36:1-38, Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel
64. Ezekiel 37:1-14, Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Rob Shawver
65. Daniel 3:1-30, The Three Youths in the Fiery Furnance, Bradford J. Lacy
66. Daniel 6:1-28, Daniel in the Lion's Den, Jessica Bell
67. Hosea 5:15-6:3, What the Lord Really Desires,
68. Hosea 11:1-9, God's Chastizing Love, Nikki Hames
69. Amos 1:2-2:16, Indictment of Neighboring Peoples, Israel, and Judah
70. Amos 3:1-15, The Privileges of Election,
71. Amos 4:1-13, Israel's Luxurious Excesses and Vain Piety
72. Amos 7:10-17, Amos and Amaziah, Seth Wharton
73. Micah 4: 1-5, The Exaltation of Jerusalem
74. Micah 6: 1-8, The Lord's Controversy with the People
75. Habakkuk 1:1-11, The First Dialogue between the Prophet and God
76. Habakkuk 1:12-2:5, The Second Dialogue between the Prophet and God
77. Habbakkuk 2:6-20, The Five Woes, Jeremy Simpson
78. Zephaniah 1:2-18, God's Threat to Punish
79. Malachi 3:6-12, The Promised Blessing, Cyndi Biggerstaff
80. Malachi 3:13-4:3, When the Day of Judgment Comes, Melissa Duggins
81. 1 Maccabees 2:1-48, The Maccabean Revolt,