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Ruth

Fall Quarter 2002


Date: Sept. 10 - Oct. 15, 2002 [Tuesdays]
Time: 7:30 - 9:30 am
Venue: Fellowship Hall, PBCC



Marc Chagall, Naomi and her daughters-in-law (1960)

Class Schedule

Date Text
9/10 Introduction
9/17 Plot
9/24 Character
10/01 Narrator
10/08 Words
10/15 Putting it all together

Handouts

Coming soon, I hope.

Starting 10/01, the classes are being recorded and made available as Real Audio files. If you don't have a Real Audio Player, you can download one from Real.com. Clicking on a link should initiate the process of downloading the file to your hard drive. This is not streaming audio.

Week 4. 10/01/2002

We covered the Narrator, the Narrator in Ruth, and an introduction to Words and Motifs.
Real Audio files of the class:

1. narrator1.rm. 4.7 MB, 39:57 mins. The Narrator and the Narrator in Ruth.
2. narrator2.rm. 5.8 MB, 48:05 mins. Continuation of the Narrator in Ruth; introduction to Words and Motifs.

Week 5. 10/08/2002

We covered Words and Motifs in Ruth.
Real Audio files of the class:

1. words1.rm. 8.6 MB, 71:52 mins. Leading words in Ruth. Start times in the file: return-Linda 0:46 (poor sound volume until 4:09); glean-Steve 26:12; kinsman-redeemer-Dick 42:42.
2. words2.rm. 5.8 MB, 48:38 mins. Other words: hesed-Molly 0:30; leave and cleave-Ben 18:50; motifs 29:55. Homework for next week 35:45; concluding comments 41:42; closing prayer 45:03-47:17.

Week 6. 10/15/2002

Four people taught the four chapters of Ruth.
Real Audio files of the class:

1. teaching1.rm. 7.1 MB, 59:22 mins. Chapter 1-Ben: 00:00, discussion 26:25; Chapter 2-Peter: 37:51, discussion 48:21.
2. There are as yet unresolved technical problems with the file. Chapter 3- Cindy; Chapter 4-Matt.