Glossary
Jiang's stated method: reading the Bible as literature rather than as scripture.
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literary interpretation
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Key Notes
diagnosis
Jiang contrasts beliefs that God wrote every biblical word or inspired prophets with his own stated literary interpretation of the Bible.
model
Jiang says the Divine Comedy also addresses themes like demons and energy harvesting, which is part of why he wants to teach it in this new format.
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"Yeah. So, I don't know. I'm going to leave the school at the end of my contract, which expires in June. And I'm going..."
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"We didn't really struggle against each other. We really didn't struggle against nature. We were one with nature and with each other. Okay? Any..."
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"...sense? So what I'm offering you today is not a scriptural interpretation of the Bible. I'm offering you what we call a literary interpretation..."
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"other cultures and by using literary interpretation and ultimately by using my imagination okay so please take what I what I say with a..."
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A source-grounded reading of the lecture's central argument: the Hebrew Bible becomes world-shaping not because it records early history, but because David's political project finds a poet-god, a poet-king, and a Yahwist whose few...
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