Lecture Plan, for
Images of God in the Bible 

Introduction:

Focus of the course; what it considers; what to read; form of assessment?

Essay titles and advice about the essay

Power and problem of imagery, relating to God

The belief that the elements of nature show forth God

Imagery in Hinduism and Islam, compared with the Judeo-Christian usage

Roles God Plays towards his people, in the Old Testament

 Images of God in the Pentateuch

Theological Imagery in the Books of Samuel and Kings

How Amos and Hosea portray the character of God

Discussion: What each student intends to write about, in the course essay

Images of God in the major Prophetic Literature

With special reference to Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel

Theological imagery in the Wisdom Books. The importance of feminine Imagery about God, in the Bible; an assessment of Elizabeth Schuessler Fiorenza, In Memory of Her

Metaphors and images about the ways of God, in the Letters of St Paul

Imagery about God, in the Parables of Jesus

Images of God, the avenger of his persecuted people, in the Book of Revelation

Discussion: The value and limits of the biblical imagery concerning God, for our understanding of life

Class participation:

it is important for students to participate actively, and form a personal assessment of the biblical imagery, which they will then express within the class, in the discussion about essays in progress. If on some occasion a student cannot avoid missing a class, please read up on the material named for that day on the lecture plan.