View a FREE sample

Lesson 1 (from Book 1, Creation & Death : Chapter 1, Introductions, Creation & Death.)

Objective

Book 1, Creation & Death : Chapter 1, Introductions, Creation & Death.

Many questions are asked in "The Creation Hymn" in the Rig Veda. This lesson is on the nature and function of the questions posed in this hymn.

Lesson

1) Class Discussion: What does the author mean by saying that the "The Creation Hymn" is provocative? What have Indian theologians and western scholars said about it? What is the hymn's function, most likely?

2) Journal: What questions are asked in the first stanza? What is being stated in the first stanza? How does this support the reaction that Indian theologians and western scholars have added to the work?

3) Interpretation: What is meant by 'no distinguishing sign between night or day' in "The Creation Hymn"? What is its context? How does it relate to the title of the hymn?

4) Groups: What questions are asked in the fifth stanza? What is the cord? Who...

(read more Daily Lessons)

This section contains 5,740 words (approx. 20 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample