Crossing the Threshold by Unlearning the “Truth” in Biblical Studies

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JoT volume 1, issue 1 (January 2020)
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Published: Jan 15, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31046/wabashcenter.v1i1.1583
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Bible intro course, threshold concepts, constructed nature of biblical understanding, unlearning historical Jesus

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Richard A. Ascough

Abstract

This short essay describes a teaching strategy that addresses two of the threshold concepts named by John Van Maaren in his essay “Transformative Concepts and Troublesome Knowledge: Toward a Threshold Concept Framework for Biblical Studies,” also published in this issue of the journal.

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