Calvin already posted his end of semester summary, so I figured I’d copy him and give some thoughts on my classes.

Epigraphic Hebrew – This independent study with Tom Petter was great fun (especially since Calvin and I were able to work on it together). It also connected to History of Israelite Religions a little bit, since I did my paper for that class on the Kuntillet ‘Ajrud inscriptions, which we translated for this class. I always enjoy it when my classes seem to fit together well, as it cements what I’m learning.

History of Israelite Religions – Calvin has sort of already beat me to the punch since we took three classes together this semester. However, I too enjoyed this class at Boston University. My paper on Asherah in the Kuntillet ‘Ajrud inscriptions was nothing new, but I learned a ton and enjoyed researching it. I think I have now read or skimmed almost all of the major scholars (with works in English) who discuss this issue, which makes me feel good.

Greek II – What else is there to say, other than this was the second half of Greek? As I’ve mentioned before, Greekand I are not good friends, but we force ourselves to get along out of necessity. And it’s a good thing, because between Interpreting the New Testament, two NT exegesis courses, and Intermediate Greek, all classes I need to take within the next year, Greek and I are going to be seeing a lot of each other.

Old Testament Poetical Books – Calvin gave a good summary of the class itself, but I, of course, had a different paper topic. I chose Lamentations 2:18-22, and only wish I could have had more time to go even deeper than I did. My paper was just a little under 50 pages, and that was only scratching the surface. Lamentations is my new favorite book of the Bible, and I’m looking forward to doing more work with it in the future. Don’t be surprised if you see posts on Lam. 2:18-22, or Lamentations in general, showing up frequently this summer.

Thus ends two years here at GCTS. I have one more to go, and can’t believe how fast it’s gone!