When I think “Take Home,” I think “hmm… what do I need to get out of my room before the end of the school year and haul home before spring break?” Apparently, “Take Home” is also a sort of terrible type of test some professors enjoy giving out to their students.
I got a test like that in my Early Christianity class. I was up till 2AM last night finishing it. I got just about five pages worth of writing. The biggest problem with such a test comes from difficulties in distinguishing between what the teacher wants to hear and actually answering the questions with a believable argument. The oddest part is when the teacher specifically requests students to “avoid… the use of purely religions theories (e.g. fulfillment of prophecy)” to explain the events and developments related to Jesus’ ministry and the catalyzation of Christianity as a religion distinct from Judaism. It’s not possible! Many of the differences initially began as theological, and then society began to recognize the difference between the teachings of Jesus and those of the other religious leaders of the time. Once they recognized these differences, “Christianity” as a distinct and definable social movement came to life. The theology is at the root! Jesus, viewed merely historically, is emptied of everything he claimed to be. “I have not come to abolish [the Law and the Prophets] but to fulfill them” (Matthew 5:17). And so he did.
Ok, I’m going to stop rambling now. Much of this is just an excess of information and ranting that’s been building up since last night.
Plotting, planning, and thinking about road tripping to Relient K’s CD release concert in Columbus, Ohio next Tuesday. Free copy of their new CD, “Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right, But Three Do” (?) with admission to the concert. Approximately 24 hours of round-trip driving time. And lots of caffeine. “It is not only possible… it is essential.” No guarantees on this yet, but I’m excited.
