Here are classmates' blogs thus far -

http://biblicallit06.blogspot.com/ Shelly Neier

http://gabby-english211.blogspot.com Gabryelle Perkins

http://biblicalfoundations.blogspot.com Justin Burgard

http://english211.blogspot.com/ Taylor Moorman

http://kerry-eng211.blogspot.com/ Kerry Neal

http://emilyrader211.blogspot.com/ Emily Rader

http://kimerk13.blogspot.com Kim Krieger

http://andrewenglish211.blogspot.com/ Andrew MacNaughton

http://english211bfl.blogspot.com/ Rose Heider

http://msuenglish211.blogspot.com/ Maria Lundgren

http://jeaniebiblicalstudy.blogspot.com/ Jeanie Prouse

http://lindseyk211.blogspot.com/ Lindsey Keightley

http://danalanebiblicalstudy.blogspot.com/ Dana Lane Dreissigacker

http://211biblical.blogspot.com/ Lindsay Duckworth

http://rawbbyn.blogspot.com/ Robin Blackburn

http://tarranteng211.blogspot.com Laura Tarrent

http://bibleroot.blogspot.com/Rosa Mauro

http://adamsbibleblog.blogspot.com/ Adam Hicks

http://amym211.blogspot.com/ Amy Marchwick

http://jrarcherblog.blogspot.com/ Ryan Archer

http://english211blog.blogspot.com/ Michael Buchheit

http://thefirstfruits.blogspot.com/ Kelly Strauch

http://brianmattison.blogspot.com/ Brian Mattison

http://mysteriesofJ.blogspot.com Erica Wineman

http://rosannaenglish211blogspotcom.blogspot.com/ Rosanna Dyrland-Mecklen

http://biblical-foundations.blogspot.com/ Dane McLain

http://mattbiblelit.blogspot.com/ Matthew McLeod

http://www.tmbibleblog.blogspot.com/ Tara Maier

http://biblicalforbowles.blogspot.com/ Kari Bowles

http://through-the-viewing-screen.blogspot.com/ Joshua Alexander

http://amandarosa.livejournal.com/ Amanda Daniel

http://wootan13.blogstream.com/ Kris Wootan

www.poetryplacemaybe.blogspot.com John Powers

http://marlowengl211.blogspot.com/ Marlow Carrels

http://laurenbiblicallit.blogspot.com/ Lauren Kaiser

First posting for Biblical Lit

The questioned posed for the first blog was "what do I know today that I didn't know before?" Frankly, I know I will enjoy this class more than I thought I would at first glance. When I think of the Bible, my religious upbringing springs to mind rather than a piece of literature. I am an ex-Southern Baptist and was not looking forward to diving back into the hellfire, brimstone and damnation of my childhood. Despite my educational background (more about that in a minute), studying the Bible from an academic perspective is a new, and certainly unique, experience for me.

Since others have been so willing to share their backgrounds in their blogs, I'll do the same. I have a bachelor's degree in English with a minor in professional writing. I graduated from college 10 years ago and have worked since then primarily as a technical writer, an editor and, most recently, as a teaching assistant in the English department of an alternative high school in Great Falls (my hometown). I coached forensics last season at CM Russell HS also. My love of my work in the high schools convinced me to pursue a secondary education certification and Dr. Myers encouraged me to pursue the extended English degree option, which involved adding a few lit classes to my transcript, including, obviously, this one.