The discussion the class had on Friday was actually quite enjoyable. Knowing the base of the Bible is found in a religious context, I enjoyed listening to the different approaches to reading the stories. I particularly enjoyed the discussion we had about a feminist approach to the Bible. Realizing that we are able to not only read the Bible as a piece of literature, but also apply other filters as we read is helpful. My short book is Proverbs; the short stories which all contain morals and lessons prove difficult to read as Literature. However, after realizing that I am able to read them through another approach to at least begin with, helps the overall conclusions I am able to make. Additionally, I began to think of links between the Bible stories as a whole. Proverbs reminds me of the Commandments that we previously read. Using the approach we had to discuss the additional commandments (not the main ten) is helping me in understanding my short book more thoroughly.