TRS 306 UBT Week 2 Anti Semitism and Story of Job Discussion TRS 306 Online Week 2 Goal: Understand anti-Semitism, and analyze dramatizations of Jesus’s s

TRS 306 UBT Week 2 Anti Semitism and Story of Job Discussion TRS 306 Online Week 2

Goal: Understand anti-Semitism, and analyze dramatizations of Jesus’s suffering and death for how well or poorly they handle anti-Jewish elements in Christian tradition.

For each item, write a response about a paragraph long.

Read this short history of anti-Semitism:
Read these Criteria for the Evaluation of Dramatizations of the Passion from US bishops:
Read one of the four passion narratives in the Bible:

https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/documents/assets/pdf/education-outreach/Brief-History-on-Anti-Semitism-A.pdf

Go to the Anti-Defamation League “Heat Map” of anti-Semitic incidents:

https://www.adl.org/education-and-resources/resource-knowledge-base/adl-heat-map?s=eyJpZGVvbG9naWVzIjpbXSwiaW5jaWRlbnRzIjpbXSwieWVhciI6WzIwMTMsMjAxN119

Restrict the date to 2010 to 2011 and look at the map. Then nudge it up to 2012, then 2013, etc, until you get to 2019. What trend do you see in the data and how might you explain it? You can google the issue for ideas.

(At least 100 words)

http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/ecumenical-and-interreligious/jewish/upload/Criteria-for-the-Evaluation-of-Dramatizations-of-the-Passion-1988.pdf

Watch a dramatization of the passion of Christ. There are many, often embedded in larger dramatizations of the Gospel or the whole Bible. Note the passion begins around the time of Jesus’ arrest and ends with his death or burial. You can find some movies on various streaming services you may subscribe to. There are some on YouTube, such as:

Jesus (1979 full movie)

The Gospel of John (2003)

Mel Gibson’s (in)famous Passion of the Christ is sometimes on YouTube:

There was a miniseries “The Bible” with an episode “The Passion”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFSXB4MKAgA&list=PLFOeetUz0PocOemnIafzpA9kQY8MdatnM&index=9

Finally, analyze/critique the dramatization based on “Criteria for Evaluating Dramatizations of the Passion.” How does it do well or poorly at avoiding misrepresentations of Jews and Jesus’ death?

(At least 300 words)

Matthew 26:47-27:61

Mark 14:43-15:47

Luke 22:47-23:56

John 18–19

How does the biblical story compare to the bishops’ document “Criteria for the Evaluation of Dramatizations of the Passion”? Does the biblical text focus on the central message as identified by the document (“Christ in his boundless love freely underwent his passion and death because of the sins of all, so that all might attain salvation”), or does it present the Jews as responsible for the death of Jesus (or some of both)?

(At least 150 words)

Ban the Bible!

In ancient Greece, Plato argues for media censorship in his criticism on Homer’s epics. Locate biblical passages (in either Testament) that could be used to critique the Bible as a text that should be banned for one of the few reasons Plato articualtes. You don;t have to read Plato’s Republic, but the relevant passages are indicated.

The passages you locate may be specific and easily quotable statements (Plato has examples of these in his critique of Homer), or longer episodes that may be summarized or referred to (Plato does this too), or general features of the text that may be deemed objectionable.

FIRST: Locate a passage in which God is said to be the cause of some harm or injury (cf. Republic, 379a-380c). Ideally, you want an example in which the harm caused by God can not easily be justified (as punishment of sinners, for instance) by a decent and honest person. Briefly indicate the passage and state how it violates the principles stated by Socrates. (About 50 words)

SECOND: Locate a passage that indicates that God deceives or changes. Note that in ancient discourse, change meant any kind of change or motion, including emotion. Briefly indicate the passage and state how it violates the principles stated by Socrates. (About 50 words)

THIRD: Locate a passage in which a human hero in the Bible behaves in ways unworthy of their exemplary status. For example, an otherwise heroic figure engaged in deception, injuring others without cause, or generally behaving in immoderate or disgraceful ways (ways you would not want your children to behave). Note that manifestly bad people doing bad things does not count. Briefly indicate the passage and state how it violates the principles stated by Socrates. (About 50 words)

FOURTH: Select one of the above passages and strive to discover an interpretation of it that makes it more edifying (i.e., that “builds up the love of God and neighbor” as Augustine puts it). You can get creative. If you can think of no way to interpret it in an edifying way, then write about that (at least 100 words).

You can write these up as one entry or as four separate entries (same points either way) TRS 306 Online Week 2
Goal: Understand anti-Semitism, and analyze dramatizations of Jesus’s suffering and death
for how well or poorly they handle anti-Jewish elements in Christian tradition.
For each item, write a response about a paragraph long.
1. Read this short history of anti-Semitism:
https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/documents/assets/pdf/education-outreach/BriefHistory-on-Anti-Semitism-A.pdf
Go to the Anti-Defamation League “Heat Map” of anti-Semitic incidents:
https://www.adl.org/education-and-resources/resource-knowledge-base/adl-heatmap?s=eyJpZGVvbG9naWVzIjpbXSwiaW5jaWRlbnRzIjpbXSwieWVhciI6WzIwM
TMsMjAxN119
Restrict the date to 2010 to 2011 and look at the map. Then nudge it up to 2012,
then 2013, etc, until you get to 2019. What trend do you see in the data and how
might you explain it? You can google the issue for ideas.
(At least 100 words)
2. Read these Criteria for the Evaluation of Dramatizations of the Passion from US
bishops:
http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/ecumenical-andinterreligious/jewish/upload/Criteria-for-the-Evaluation-of-Dramatizations-of-thePassion-1988.pdf
Watch a dramatization of the passion of Christ. There are many, often embedded in
larger dramatizations of the Gospel or the whole Bible. Note the passion begins
around the time of Jesus’ arrest and ends with his death or burial. You can find some
movies on various streaming services you may subscribe to. There are some on
YouTube, such as:
Jesus (1979 full movie)

The Gospel of John (2003)

Mel Gibson’s (in)famous Passion of the Christ is sometimes on YouTube:

There was a miniseries “The Bible” with an episode “The Passion”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFSXB4MKAgA&list=PLFOeetUz0PocOemnIaf
zpA9kQY8MdatnM&index=9
Finally, analyze/critique the dramatization based on “Criteria for Evaluating
Dramatizations of the Passion.” How does it do well or poorly at avoiding
misrepresentations of Jews and Jesus’ death?
(At least 300 words)
3. Read one of the four passion narratives in the Bible:
Matthew 26:47-27:61
Mark 14:43-15:47
Luke 22:47-23:56
John 18–19
How does the biblical story compare to the bishops’ document “Criteria for the
Evaluation of Dramatizations of the Passion”? Does the biblical text focus on the
central message as identified by the document (“Christ in his boundless love freely
underwent his passion and death because of the sins of all, so that all might attain
salvation”), or does it present the Jews as responsible for the death of Jesus (or some
of both)?
(At least 150 words)
Ban the Bible!
In ancient Greece, Plato argues for media censorship in his criticism on Homer’s epics.
Locate biblical passages (in either Testament) that could be used to critique the Bible as a
text that should be banned for one of the few reasons Plato articualtes. You don;t have to
read Plato’s Republic, but the relevant passages are indicated.
The passages you locate may be specific and easily quotable statements (Plato has examples
of these in his critique of Homer), or longer episodes that may be summarized or referred
to (Plato does this too), or general features of the text that may be deemed objectionable.
FIRST: Locate a passage in which God is said to be the cause of some harm or
injury (cf. Republic, 379a-380c). Ideally, you want an example in which the harm caused by
God can not easily be justified (as punishment of sinners, for instance) by a decent and
honest person. Briefly indicate the passage and state how it violates the principles stated by
Socrates. (About 50 words)
SECOND: Locate a passage that indicates that God deceives or changes. Note that in ancient
discourse, change meant any kind of change or motion, including emotion. Briefly indicate
the passage and state how it violates the principles stated by Socrates. (About 50 words)
THIRD: Locate a passage in which a human hero in the Bible behaves in ways unworthy of
their exemplary status. For example, an otherwise heroic figure engaged in
deception, injuring others without cause, or generally behaving in immoderate or
disgraceful ways (ways you would not want your children to behave). Note that manifestly
bad people doing bad things does not count. Briefly indicate the passage and state how it
violates the principles stated by Socrates. (About 50 words)
FOURTH: Select one of the above passages and strive to discover an interpretation of it that
makes it more edifying (i.e., that “builds up the love of God and neighbor” as Augustine puts
it). You can get creative. If you can think of no way to interpret it in an edifying way, then
write about that (at least 100 words).
You can write these up as one entry or as four separate entries (same points either way)

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