PhuturePriest Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 They take up my valuable Skyrim/Catholic Answers time, and I, for one, will not tolerate it. I have a midterm tomorrow for a class called Understanding the Bible. It requires remembrance of specific facts. I am not a rememberer of specific facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amppax Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 48 minutes ago, PhuturePriest said: They take up my valuable Skyrim/Catholic Answers time, and I, for one, will not tolerate it. I have a midterm tomorrow for a class called Understanding the Bible. It requires remembrance of specific facts. I am not a rememberer of specific facts. When in doubt, the answer is Jesus. If it's Old Testament; Abraham, Moses, or David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleWaySoul Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 50 minutes ago, PhuturePriest said: They take up my valuable Skyrim/Catholic Answers time, and I, for one, will not tolerate it. I have a midterm tomorrow for a class called Understanding the Bible. It requires remembrance of specific facts. I am not a rememberer of specific facts. You're betraying us for them?!?11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quasar Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 My tips for tomorrow and every test thereafter: 1. Remember that a test is just a game. No matter your test score, no one gets sick or dies. It's just a fiction and a game. 2. Like any game worth playing, it's worth playing well. 3. Adopt an attitude of amusement at how your brain operates. Notice all of the random facts it does remember, or the strange ways it likes to play with information. Have fun with it tomorrow. It's all there for you, in your brains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amppax Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Just now, Quasar said: Have fun with it tomorrow. It's all there for you, in your brains. ^This. If there's one thing I know, it's that good students (and I believe that you are one) tend to underestimate how much they know going into tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Remember this: The American Catholic Church is so desperate for priests that you could nearly flunk out and they'd still ordain you. So you know, no pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Horrid? HORRID? No. Unacceptable. We will accept (in increasing order of intensity): "Midterms are a bear" "Midterms are the bane of my existence" "Midterms will be the death of me" "Midterms are killing me" or "Midterms are the spawn of Satan." But we will not accept HORRID (unless you can slip into the midterm as a misspelling for Mount Horeb). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 5 hours ago, Luigi said: Horrid? HORRID? No. Unacceptable. We will accept (in increasing order of intensity): "Midterms are a bear" "Midterms are the bane of my existence" "Midterms will be the death of me" "Midterms are killing me" or "Midterms are the spawn of Satan." But we will not accept HORRID (unless you can slip into the midterm as a misspelling for Mount Horeb). This reminds me: the Elohist author refers to "Mount Horeb", as opposed to the Yawist's Mount Sinai. 6 hours ago, LittleWaySoul said: You're betraying us for them?!?11 I listen to Catholic Answers Live when I play Skyrim. Seminary has not yet distorted my brain enough that I would be so bored as to go on their forums. 6 hours ago, Amppax said: When in doubt, the answer is Jesus. If it's Old Testament; Abraham, Moses, or David. It's Old Testament, but the problem is he's asking us what the theological themes of each book are (with examples) and we need to remember the "major" characters, some of whom are quite obscure. I also have to memorize the "Documentary Hypothesis", which I detest and for whatever reason cannot remember for the life of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amppax Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 2 hours ago, PhuturePriest said: It's Old Testament, but the problem is he's asking us what the theological themes of each book are (with examples) and we need to remember the "major" characters, some of whom are quite obscure. I also have to memorize the "Documentary Hypothesis", which I detest and for whatever reason cannot remember for the life of me. JEDP! JEDP! JEDP! JEDP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulHeart Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I recently had a quiz about this material. Definitely keep these folks in order: Abram/Abraham (married to Sarai/Sarah) Isaac (married to Rebekah) Esau and Jacob/Israel (had twelve sons and one daughter with Leah, Rachel, and their two maids) Joseph (son of Jacob and Rachel) was the father of Ephraim and Manasseh. Also remember JEDP. Genesis 1 is probably from the Priestly source, and Genesis 2 is likely from the J, or Yahwist, source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleWaySoul Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 4 hours ago, PhuturePriest said: I listen to Catholic Answers Live when I play Skyrim. Seminary has not yet distorted my brain enough that I would be so bored as to go on their forums. Ha, I was gonna say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 misread the topic phonetically as hemorrhoid. pray for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) Wasn't as bad as I predicted. There wasn't really anything I was told by him to prepare for (mainly the themes of each book) which was slightly annoying, but I think I definitely passed, and dare I predict something in the 80+ range. Edited October 21, 2016 by PhuturePriest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 On 10/20/2016 at 11:14 PM, PhuturePriest said: dare I predict something in the 80+ range. Yeah. Careful about that, brother: "But of that score and grade no one knoweth, not the angels of heaven, but the Father alone." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 11 hours ago, Gabriela said: Yeah. Careful about that, brother: "But of that score and grade no one knoweth, not the angels of heaven, but the Father alone." I never tell people my grades. That was just a guess of how well I think I did, which can be significantly different from reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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