/lit/ - Literature

>>16867255
this is the most mid-wit post I've ever seen lol

head on back to redd1t so you can watch some neil degrasse tyson and think yourself a genius you fucking idiot

>At Leeds as well as teaching he collaborated with E. V. Gordon on the famous edition of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and continued writing and refining The Book of Lost Tales and his invented “Elvish” languages.
>In addition, he and Gordon founded a “Viking Club” for undergraduates devoted mainly to reading Old Norse sagas and drinking beer.
Comfy

>>6862501

This nigga just went full >>>/tv/ on us

Kek

>>6856001
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This is the only /lit/ post in this entire thread. Everything else is >>>/pol/

>>6668090

You should read, of course, the Bible. After the Old Testament I would read pseudo apocrypha and the Dead Sea Scrolls. This will allow you to see how the messianic fervor was being cultivated with the onset of the Jewish Wars. Then start the New Testament.

At that point, you can choose whatever theologian you want, probably Thomas Aquinas.

I would also read Secular Religious Studies Scholarship theory. Such as, Emile Durkheim, Mircea Eliade "The Sacred and The Profane", Rodney Stark's work on "Religious Economy Theory", and Ninan Smart's "Worldviews & Perspectives"

Start to look at Eastern Religions and Compare them to Western thought/religions.

Tao Te Ching
Lotus Sutra
Dhammapada
Bhagavad Gita
Vedas

But most importantly, since you sound like you swing toward theology, I would recommend the Avesta, This is the Zoroastrian Holy book. Zoroastrianism predates Judaism. This is important because you will see similar religious concepts, myths, and themes that are found the old testament, as well as the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Furthermore, Avesta will give you an insight into the kind of religious cultural diffusion that occurred during the Jewish Diaspora, specifically with Daniel, and other Jewish elites who served Nebuchadnezzar, and later Cyrus. It is here you can see the influence Zoroastrian priests had on the Jewish Diaspora. The major reforms after Cyrus's Decree would be spawned from this major religious diffusion. Especially when you get to the Prophets in the Old Testament.

Lastly, Luther is a must. Just so you have a clear understand of the Schism that would take place with the Protestant reformation.

>>6571433
First off, I am a history teacher. This chap>>6571422 does not know what he is talking about. My students and I treat our history text book as just another secondary source, as if it was any historian making an argument. Because that is what history "is", a running argument backed by evidence and interpretation, my students understand this from day 1.

>>6571433
>What's the certification process like(how does it differ state to state I'm in Florida)?

First, I am not familiar with Florida State Standards. I know for a fact, your state legislator and governor are apposed to Common Core. Don't take offense, but the rest of the country sometimes looks at your state and shakes their heads. You are somewhat goofy down there when it comes to anything "new".

I will speak for the California Credential process. You will be required to take a total of 48 units, over 3 semesters.

1st semester (15 units) 5 Classes 1 TPA'S
2nd semester (15 units) 5 classes 1 TPA'S

Final semester (18 units) 1 class 2 TPA's

The final semester/class is your student teach semester. Here you will be assigned a master teacher at a school where you will actually go and teach for 20+ weeks out of the school year at a local school. Think of this as internship.

After you pass everything, you will have 4 years to find a full time position, in which you must teach for 1 full year. Afterwards, your credential is complete and permanent.

You will also be required to take, in California, a CBEST exam, as well as a CSET exam

The CBEST is a basic exam testing writing, reading, and math.

The CSET is a subject exam, depending on what subject you will teach, ie. math, social sciences.


The TPA's I mentioned above are these very long and tedious State exams/projects, ranging around 40+ pages long. You will submit these to the State and be graded on a 4 pnt. scale. 1-2 is fail, 3-4 is passing.