On your whiteboard: Last time we looked at the work of Barth and Bultmann. What did each of them say?

Background – What was the Enlightenment? Read the text and jot down your ideas in the box at the bottom

The Enlightenment Also known as the “age of reason” 1650-1800 Massive developments in science and technology Importance of the “scientific method” – based on empirical evidence

Post-Enlightenment Approaches to the Bible Rational

Post-Enlightenment Approaches to the Bible Rational Historical

Post-Enlightenment Approaches to the Bible Rational Historical Sociological

Post-Enlightenment Approaches to the Bible Rational Historical Sociological Literary

We’ve now covered the content for this topic. Time for a quiz! What does it mean to say that the Bible is “inspired”? What is an “allegorical interpretation” of a text? Who said that scripture needs to be “demythologised”? Who said that the Bible is not the word of God? What is “rationalism”?

A Level Questions (updated July 2017!) Section A Explore 8 Assess 12 Section B (a piece of text from the anthology) Clarify 10 Analyse 20 Section C (long essay making links with other topics) Evaluate 30

“explore” and “clarify” = AO1 Testing your knowledge and understanding Include technical terms and details Demonstrate your understanding Write in a logical order

“assess”, “analyse” and “evaluate” = AO2 Testing your arguing skills Use what you have learnt to put together a reasoned argument Include reference to both sides Come to a conclusion about the question

Assess the view that scripture should be understood as a myth (12 marks)