I really learned a lot about the Butler library Lib guides. This section was very beneficial as we went into excessive details. Personally I have had librarians come into or Zoom in some of my classes however, none had gone into as much detail and showed us the important things like in class today. These techniques and shortcuts will help everyones papers and research in the upcoming months. I greatly appreciated the time that was taken to show us these.
The reading for today was Adrian Thatchers The Savage Text. The most intriguing thing I came across was the role of Children in the bible. The most notable was the story of sacrificing Issac that we had previously talked about in class. Adrian brings up the significance of this by stating “may require a stiff drink just to get through it. God tests Abraham’s obedience by telling him to kill his son Isaac”(84). In the end this task is not completed as an angle stops Abraham and congratulates him for being so obedient. However I find it scary that someone would carry through with this. I must emphasize Issac was Abraham’s son and he was willing to sacrifice him to God. I can only imagine how many children were sacrificed in the name of God.