Yesterday we started the book of Psalms. The students each picked and shared one of their favorite hymns. We spent some time with a reference sheet, and saw that many of the students' favorite hymns are based on Psalms. We then looked up these psalms and compared them to the hymns. Some of them were almost word for word, while others required a little more imagination - but we could see how most of them related to or had been derived from the Psalms. We spent some time learning about a couple of literary forms or tools called doxologies and chiasmas. The students were able to replicate and put together/diagram a chiasma on the board - thus being able to see how they really worked.
We talked about the forms used in the Psalms, and saw that many of them were written by David. We also saw that most of them can fit into four different categories - Praise and Thanksgiving, Repentance, Messianic messages, and Temples/worship.
Finally, I asked the students to write their own Psalm. Today we planned to have a Seminary Academy of the Performing Arts awards show. The students were given time in class to work on their Psalm, and we planned to work on them in class as well today, and then have the students perform them either singing, reciting, dancing - whatever, it was creativity at its best - complete with prizes.
Unfortunately, we didn't have any students show up for class today, so the rest of the activity never happened.
Tomorrow we will be doing a March Madness Scripture Mastery game and passing off Daniel 2: 44-45.
Next week we will work on Proverbs (Monday) and Ecclesiastes on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday we will begin working on Isaiah.
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