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In the twentieth century a number of novelists, artists, and filmmakers, resurrected the life of Jesus genre made so popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by Renan, Strauss, and others. In addition, novelists Norman Mailer, Jose Saramago, and Ricci have written their own “gospels.” Burns’ collection–taken from a conference at a 2004 regional SBL meeting–explores the ways in which these portraits of Jesus continue to fulfill the familiar observatio… More >>

Jesus in Twentieth Century Literature, Art, and Movies

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In recent years, the idea of multiculturalism has become a powerful — and controversial — influence in a variety of social and cultural territories. In the academic world it has profoundly influenced curriculum and scholarship in the humanities, particularly in traditionally Eurocentric disciplines such as comparative literature.It was hardly surprising, then, that the 1993 report “Comparative Literature at the Turn of the Century” — which endorses a multicultura… More >>

Comparative Literature in the Age of Multiculturalism

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High school and college teachers interested in offering units or courses on Native American literature have often had to carve out new teaching strategies because ready resources and guides are scarce. In _Reading Native American Literature: A Teacher’s Guide_, Bruce A. Goebel offers innovative and practical suggestions about how to introduce students to a range of Native American works. Grounded in the idea that studying tribal cultures will enable students to… More >>

Reading Native American Literature: A Teacher’s Guide

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The primary purpose of phonological awareness training is to anchor students in the sound system of English to help prepare them to map the graphemic system onto a phonological system, a necessary step for successful reading acquisition. ASHA’s (2001) guidelines suggest that good literacy instruction should be outcome-oriented, comprehensive, balanced, contextualized, age-appropriate, recursive, direct, explicit, intense, scaffolded, informative, and corrective. The… More >>

Sourcebook Of Phonological Awareness Activities – Volume III

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Watson’s account of Chinese writing from the time of the Chou dynasty (1100­249 B.C.) to the Latter Han (25-220) is accompanied by a chronology, biographical information, and a selected list of translations…. More >>

Early Chinese Literature

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Israel’s poets and sages left a scriptural legacy that has powerfully shaped the worship, thoughts and actions of the people of God. In the highs and lows and crossroads of life, we instinctively turn to their poetry, proverbs and discourses for the language we do not possess and the wisdom we desperately seek. Yet there is more to this literature than meets the eye–or fills the momentary need. A study of the Bible’s wisdom and poetry will dramatically enhance its … More >>

Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Psalms & Wisdom Literature