REL 113: Old Testament Faith and History. Wk. 6 Small Groups - Joshua / Judges.
Story Skits for groups of 5. Act out the story in dramatic form, then give an
“After-word”:
What is important
about this story?
You will have 5 to 10 minutes for your group presentation.
Instructor – Ehud (Judges 3)
Group 1: Rahab,
Jericho and Ai (Joshua 2:1-24, 5:13-7:26)
The
foreigner’s faith proclamation
The Jericho/Ai
paradigm
Group 2: Joshua’s
Covenant Renewal at Shechem (Joshua 3:1-5:12, 8:30-35, 23:1-16, 24:1-27)
Repetition and Re-enactment. Remember!
Group 3: Deborah
and Jael (Judges 4-5)
Prose vs. Poem. Even a
woman…
Group 4: Gideon
and Abimelech (Judges 6-9)
Judge / Anti-Judge; “God is your King!” vs. “My-Father-Is-King”
Group 5: Jephthah
(Judges 10-12)
Child Sacrifice revisited – the “foolish oath”?
Group 6: Samson
(Judges 13-16)
The downward spiral – from leader to lone “hero”
Instructor – Comments on the Levite’s concubine (Judges 19-21)