Studying the Bible in Public School.

Autor/in	Warshaw, Thayer S.
Titel	Studying the Bible in Public School.
Quelle	53 (1964) 2, S.91-4 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Audiovisual Aids; Biblical Literature; Cultural Background; English Instruction; Humanities Instruction; Literary Criticism; Literature Appreciation; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Audiovisuelles Medium; Bibel; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Geisteswissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Literaturkritik; Literarische Wertung; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Studying the Bible as a "source book for the humanities" can help students understand Biblical allusions found in literature, the fine arts, the news media, and cultured conversation. Students at Newton High School (Massachusetts) took part in a Biblical study course, using the King James Version because student most commonly meet Biblical quotations in this form. As many of the assigned Biblical passages as possible were linked with literature, music, and art. Quizzes were given on quotations, names, and incidents. In addition to these regular assignments, audiovisual materials--recordings of choral, operatic, spiritual, and popular music; dramatic readings; slides; paintings; and political cartoons--helped relate the Bible to contemporary experience. Because questions on meaning, interpretation, and theological accuracy were scrupulously avoided, no complaints were received from parents or school officials. The students who followed such a course of study expressed enthusiastic support for it, and found it to be of value in daily communication. (LH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC