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 [Comment1] Make sure that the Noah story serves different needs of J and P. If not, find one that does.
 * 4:19 **  **Some Return from Exile **
 * Goal ** Students will learn about Persian rule leading to the return of some of the Jews to Judea, the rebuilding of the Temple, and the Priestly additions to the Bible.
 *  1. **** Gain the attention of the learner ** Remind the students of the story of Noah and the flood
 *  2. **** Relevant past learning ** Identify the period and locations to be studied on the timeline. Recall that a substantial portion of Judeans had been in exile in Babylon since 586 BCE.
 *  3. **** Present new material ** Relate what historians and archeologists know about the conquest of Babylonia in 539 BCE by the Persian King Cyrus. Describe Cyrus’ benevolent policies toward conquered peoples, illustrated by The Cyrus Proclamation in 538, permitting the exiled Judeans to return home and rebuild the Temple, and the decision by King Darius to finance the reconstruction. Describe the conflict between the returning Jews and the Samaritans and the development of the Yehud province. (See pp. 296-301, 308-313 in “The Bible Unearthed.”)
 *  4. **** Provide for guided practice ** Give the students J and P versions of the Noah story in Genesis. (See pp. 54-60 in “Who Wrote the Bible”.)
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> 5. ****<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Provide for independent practice **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Give the students the P and J versions of the creation story in Genesis (1:1-2:3 and 2:4-24). Ask them to identify the differences between the two versions.
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> 6. **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">[Comment1]   **Close the lesson** Come together and identify all the differences. Relate them to the different perspectives of J and P.