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Probably old news, but LOTR source-criticism is a hoot!

posted by [personal profile] revdorothyl at 03:44pm on 27/01/2004
All the folks in the Divinity Library here seem to have already seen this site months ago (though nobody thought to forward the link to ME -- *sniff!*), but I just got this link from a friend today, and -- if you like a good literary-criticism or Biblical Source-Criticism parody -- it's a hoot and a half:

http://www.mark-shea.com/LOTR.html

As I struggle to convince my undergraduate students that YES, they DO need to know about the J, E, P, and D (and possibly also R) sources in the Pentateuch (Genesis thru Deuteronomy) -- that their lives will NOT be complete unless they know about this stuff (or at least, that they won't be able to get an "A" on the first exam unless they know about this stuff) -- I really NEEDED a good laugh. Enjoy!
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posted by [identity profile] keswindhover.livejournal.com at 09:58pm on 27/01/2004
Heh. It reminds me of the stuff I had to read about Homer long ago.
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posted by [identity profile] missmurchison.livejournal.com at 12:59am on 28/01/2004
LMAO!

Especially since those alphabet-soup OT sources always gave me a headache! I'd never have gotten an "A" in one of your courses.

In fact, Religion was consistently my worst subject (after driver's ed, gym and ballet, of course) all the way through college. It accounted for the only D's of my elementary school career.

I hope you still love me after that admission! And I'm sure I would have done better with you as a teacher.
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to an "A" student:

posted by [identity profile] revdorothyl.livejournal.com at 09:46pm on 29/01/2004
Of course I still love you! And I'm sure you would have done such interesting extra credit projects and written such a refreshingly readable paper that you'd have gotten an "A" from me, regardless of whether or not you cared anything about source theory!

In fact, I'll give you extra credit right now for your fanfic series "Secret as the Grave" and "Chiaroscuro" -- those qualify as "A+" term paper projects in any religion course I'd teach! Go ahead, put that "A+" on your refrigerator -- you deserve it, Miss M.
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posted by [identity profile] revdorothyl.livejournal.com at 09:48pm on 29/01/2004
Of course I still love you, Miss M, and your "Secret as the Grave" and "Chiaroscuro" projects alone would have gotten you an "A+" in any religion course I teach. Go ahead, put that "A+" up on your virtual refrigerator -- you deserve it!
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posted by [identity profile] missmurchison.livejournal.com at 12:57am on 30/01/2004
And I thought it was my Spoyce that would be considered a religious experience!

Thanks.
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