Endings

The semester is quickly rolling to a full end. Classes are over, Bowl Game is selected, only finals await. In this class, I've learned a lot about ways of viewing the early Old Testament and about how to understand it in culture. Reading the Global Bible Commentary opened my eyes to a world of understanding from many perspectives. It helped me see how things we often take for granted develop in other countries in ways we can't even comprehend. How women's rights and respect for children are often overlooked and then how reading through the Old Testament can help these women and children find strength and hope. How developing countries can look towards the development of Israel in order to find out how to place YHWH first. I hope to take away from this class a new perspective on reading God's word rather than taking away specific facts or figures. I pray for myself to be able to bring the Old Testament alive in a vivid way rather than simply being able to tell students about the factual happenings.