Comments on: My work, done for me. http://nancynall.com/2004/01/21/my-work-done-for-me/ one writer's daily download Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:28:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Nance http://nancynall.com/2004/01/21/my-work-done-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Nance Fri, 23 Jan 2004 03:19:15 +0000 http://70.88.31.129/nancy/2004/01/21/my-work-done-for-me/#comment-771 What I like most about courses like these is to see the common roots of creation stories, etc. It makes the whole collective-unconscious theory more interesting. What I like most about courses like these is to see the common roots of creation stories, etc. It makes the whole collective-unconscious theory more interesting.

]]> By: mtk http://nancynall.com/2004/01/21/my-work-done-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-770 mtk Thu, 22 Jan 2004 20:53:22 +0000 http://70.88.31.129/nancy/2004/01/21/my-work-done-for-me/#comment-770 I took a U-M Bible as Literature course about 15 years ago. Great course, less dramatic professor. First time I ever considered the idea that Protestants might know more about the Bible than Catholics (grew up Catholic). A year later, I was Lutheran, though I didn't get around to reading the whole Bible until about 5 years ago with an Audio Book version that pulled me through the less interesting parts. I was taught in that course that the Bible contains as many as 5 creation accounts, although they all can be considered facets of one as they take different hypotactic/paratactic perspectives on the event. (Learnt them 75 cent words at U-M too.) Weeeee hoooo. I took a U-M Bible as Literature course about 15 years ago. Great course, less dramatic professor. First time I ever considered the idea that Protestants might know more about the Bible than Catholics (grew up Catholic). A year later, I was Lutheran, though I didn’t get around to reading the whole Bible until about 5 years ago with an Audio Book version that pulled me through the less interesting parts.

I was taught in that course that the Bible contains as many as 5 creation accounts, although they all can be considered facets of one as they take different hypotactic/paratactic perspectives on the event. (Learnt them 75 cent words at U-M too.) Weeeee hoooo.

]]> By: Eric Zorn http://nancynall.com/2004/01/21/my-work-done-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-769 Eric Zorn Thu, 22 Jan 2004 20:20:33 +0000 http://70.88.31.129/nancy/2004/01/21/my-work-done-for-me/#comment-769 NN, I took Ralph Williams for Great Books nearly 30 years ago now and it's great to read that he apparently hasn't slowed down even a bit. It was the only class in which I never saw anyone sleep...what a performer, and what a genius as well. NN,

I took Ralph Williams for Great Books nearly 30 years ago now and it’s great to read that he apparently hasn’t slowed down even a bit. It was the only class in which I never saw anyone sleep…what a performer, and what a genius as well.

]]> By: ashley http://nancynall.com/2004/01/21/my-work-done-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-768 ashley Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:30:25 +0000 http://70.88.31.129/nancy/2004/01/21/my-work-done-for-me/#comment-768 I always wanted to teach a class where I could get all theatrical and shit. This quarter, I'm teaching "Relational Database Design" and "Spatial Databases". Dat shit don' play with this material...sigh. Hell, even Feynman had better material than I do. Although, I'm always proud when students tell others that my class made them like databases. If that is truly the case, that I can convert the heathen with this dry material, then I must be doing something right. That year of starving as a stand-up is finally paying off. Do give us a detailed report on Job, Noah, and the crucifixion. I always wanted to teach a class where I could get all theatrical and shit. This quarter, I’m teaching “Relational Database Design” and “Spatial Databases”. Dat shit don’ play with this material…sigh. Hell, even Feynman had better material than I do.

Although, I’m always proud when students tell others that my class made them like databases. If that is truly the case, that I can convert the heathen with this dry material, then I must be doing something right.

That year of starving as a stand-up is finally paying off.

Do give us a detailed report on Job, Noah, and the crucifixion.

]]> By: beth http://nancynall.com/2004/01/21/my-work-done-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-767 beth Thu, 22 Jan 2004 05:59:12 +0000 http://70.88.31.129/nancy/2004/01/21/my-work-done-for-me/#comment-767 Wow! Your Bible as Literature class sounds a lot more dramatic than the one I took about 8 years ago. As a recovering Catholic, I loved the approach to the Bible as a learning tool as opposed to being the "Gospel". My class was an undergrad one, where our prof detailed other creation/fratricide/flood/etc. stories from other cultures that parallel Christian ones, with proof from authentic lit that would've scared the habit off of a nun! The best lesson that I learned from the class was that no matter how original you may believe your theory/belief to be, someone else had that same idea thousands of years ago. -Beth PS- Did your professor point out that Genesis actually contains TWO creation stories, and that only one blames Eve? THAT was the highlight of the class for me! Wow! Your Bible as Literature class sounds a lot more dramatic than the one I took about 8 years ago. As a recovering Catholic, I loved the approach to the Bible as a learning tool as opposed to being the “Gospel”. My class was an undergrad one, where our prof detailed other creation/fratricide/flood/etc. stories from other cultures that parallel Christian ones, with proof from authentic lit that would’ve scared the habit off of a nun! The best lesson that I learned from the class was that no matter how original you may believe your theory/belief to be, someone else had that same idea thousands of years ago.

-Beth

PS- Did your professor point out that Genesis actually contains TWO creation stories, and that only one blames Eve?

THAT was the highlight of the class for me!

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