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In article 3 lesson 12 one was asked to read an article by Bart Erhman titled Biblical Scholarship and The Right to Know. He walks the reader through his journey as a fundamentalist Christian to a liberal Christian to an agnostic. He ends the article, however, with the statement that he has once again found God, returning to his Christian roots.

List 2 core features regarding the DI program design. 

This is a main branch of mystical Judaism:

One of the core design features of Engelmann’s Direct Instruction model is “careful sequencing.” What is the primary purpose of this design element?

Which Christian branch does this describe? It is the main Christian Church in Egypt with 6-11 million followers. They believe that their Church dates back to 50 CE when Mark the apostle visited Egypt. This Church played a huge role in contributing to monasticism since Egypt was the birthplace of Christian monasteries. 

Which Christian group does this describe? They are members of a Christian group with roots that began in England in the 1650s and have about 210,000 members world wide today. They are sometimes called the Society of Friends and they believe that God is in everyone. They argue for direct experience with God and that priests are not needed. They are well known for their “silent” meetings for worship where the group sits for an hour in silence unless one is moved by the Holy Spirit to speak.      

In the documentary titled From Jesus to Christ, it makes the case that around the time of Jesus  others were also called the Son of God or the Divine. Augustus was one example mentioned.

At the Council of Chalcedon what did they conclude (covered in the reading and lecture)?

According to the Jewish tradition, who united the kingdom of Israel around the capital city of Jerusalem?

According to the reading (Harvard article), the Hebrews did not represent God in any human form or earthly likeness (rejecting the anthropomorphic tendency of the time), but as a universal God.