De Profundis...

[draveneyes]

Ok, good news: I am done with my Freshman year of college. Chillin. the bad news and the purpose of this entry is thus: ~ahem~ I just got my 8 page Scripture paper back...I GOT A D+!! WHAT THE BLOODY FUCKING HELL?!!! HE SAID THAT MY INTERPReTATIONS WERE "ARBITRARY." ARBITRARY? ARBITRARY?? THIS IS THE MAN WHO TEACHES THAT MOSES DID NOT WRITE

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De Profundis.....

[x0xluvnx0x]

I believe the reason your prof teaches what he did about Isaiah is due to the fact that there are apparently 3 different writing styles, all attributed to "Isaiah" but not necessarily the same individual at the same time frame. Jesus didn't leave us a book; He left us a Church. Nor did Jesus ever tell anyone, including the Apostles, to write. His commandment was to teach. Only five of the Twelve Apostles ever wrote a word. It's a library of "books," written by different people, at different times, in different locations, for different audiences, and for different reasons. The writings are mostly anonymous. Many of the names were added by the Catholic Church, known to her from her tradition. The Church produced the New Testament (it took about 100 years to write) and canonized the now familiar 27 writings (out of about 200 possible choices) as "Scripture" when she was nearly 400 years old. And the authorship, I think is "assumed" not guaranteed by the Church. Not sure bout the OT though. I thought the Church still attributed the Pentateuch to Moses. We’ll see…
Isn’t it easier, or at least safer, to supply a well thought out regurgitation of the material learned/covered over the course of the year? Although, these profs aren’t infallible, they are well read and highly intelligent.
I understand and sympathize with your frustration Mike~ I go crazy when I receive a grade lower than anticipated~ but hey… summer is here and it’s time to kick back, hit the beach and chill with some good friends~ Your Sophomore year is right around the corner. Hopefully, by the time you become a Junior @ Ave, I’ll join you and we can share the frustrations as well as the joys. ~YsiC *Allie*~