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NAME OF THE GENERAL EDUCATION
PROGRAM
COURSE TITLE Great Books COURSE CODE LIT 100
PREREQUISITE/ CO- None COURSE UNIT 3 units
REQUISITE
COURSE OUTCOME CO1: Ability to describe major literary styles and genres from
multiple parts of the world.
MODULE 2 Eastern Literature
LESSON LEARNING After successful completion of this module, you should be able
OUTCOME/S to:
a. identify the literary genre and elements;
b. discuss the importance of language and teaching
parables; and
c. distinguish the Arabic and Middle Eastern
Literature.
TOPIC/S Eastern Literature (Arabic and Middle Eastern Literature)
b. The Bible
WEEK / INCLUSIVE Week 3
DATE
MODALITY Online Synchronous and Asynchronous (MS Teams and NEO-
LMS)

▪ LESSON PROPER

EASTERN LITERATURE
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
- 1 Corinthians 16:14
Eastern literature is marked by the unique Eastern culture, traditions and philosophy
which has also profoundly influenced the Western literature. One of the best examples are
the Jewish and Arabic literary works, the influence of which can be found all over the
world, not only in the Western literary art. But as a result of the world becoming more
closely connected, other Eastern literary forms and styles have found their way into the
Western market as well and opened a whole new world to the Western readers.
Of Eastern literatures, the Jewish literature has influenced the development of
literary art in the West the most. The Hebrew Bible which was written sometime between
the 10th and 6th centuries BCE became the basis for the Christian Bible which has
changed the Western culture and literature forever. Similar affect achieved the Qur’an, the
most important and the finest example of Arabic literary art which has profoundly
influenced the literary development in the Muslim world as well as in countries that used to
be under Muslim control. The influence of the Jewish and Arabic literatures on the world’s
literary art, however, extends beyond ancient literary works. Many works and authors from
all historical periods received a major international attention and are regularly listed among
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the greatest masterpieces of all times such as the One Thousand and One Nights and the
Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank for instance.
As a result of limited contacts, Japanese, Chinese and Indian literatures caught the
attention of the Western world relatively late. Despite that, many works and authors
received a huge success on the international literary scene, while their popularity tends to
be on the rise because they offer a unique insight into the Far Eastern philosophy, culture
and mentality which is strikingly different from that in the West. The greatest attention are
receiving philosophical literary works by prominent philosophers and thinkers although
Japanese, Chinese and Indian prose and poetry are increasingly being translated into
many languages as well.

The Bible
The sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity. One of the most influential books
on mankind. Its influence spanned thousands of years (up to this day) due to its collection
of literary works (stories, epics, mythology, poetry, etc.) focusing mainly on people's
purpose in life; providing answers to the biggest questions mankind faced (morals, faith,
death, etc.).
The Hebrew Bible includes only the books known to Christians as the Old
Testament. The arrangements of the Jewish and Christian canons differ considerably. The
Protestant and Roman Catholic arrangements more nearly match one another.
The Christian Bible consists of the Old Testament and the New Testament, with the
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox versions of the Old Testament being slightly larger
because of their acceptance of certain books and parts of books considered apocryphal by
Protestants.

The Origin of Language: Genesis 11

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All people on the earth had one language and the same words. 2 When they
traveled east, they found a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there. 3 They said to
each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them hard.” They used bricks for stones
and asphalt for mortar. 4 They said, “Come, let’s build for ourselves a city and a tower with
its top in the sky, and let’s make a name for ourselves so that we won’t be dispersed over
all the earth.” 5 Then the Lord came down to see the city and the tower that the humans
built. 6 And the Lord said, “There is now one people and they all have one language. This
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is what they have begun to do, and now all that they plan to do will be possible for them.
Come, let’s go down and mix up their language there so they won’t understand each
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other’s language.” 8 Then the Lord dispersed them from there over all of the earth, and
they stopped building the city. 9 Therefore, it is named Babel, because there the Lord
mixed up[c] the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord dispersed them over all
the earth.
Why Jesus Teaches in Parables: Matthew 13
Read and Analyze: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew
%2013&version=NIV

▪ ACTIVITY/ EXERCISE/ ASSIGNMENT

Written Exercises
1.) Why is language important?
2.) Discuss the values you got from reading Jesus’ parables in Matthew 13.

▪ SUPPLEMENTARY LEARNING MATERIALS

 Read: The Bible Powerpoint

https://www.canva.com/design/DAEpH6sI73A/SF6qmB6nRTN2-Aobx52oxw/view?
utm_content=DAEpH6sI73A&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&ut
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 Watch: What is the Bible? By the BibleProject
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak06MSETeo4&t=222s
 Watch: The Story of the Bible by the BibleProject
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_CGP-12AE0&t=14s

▪ REFERENCES

BibleProject. (2017, February 16). What is the bible? [Video]. YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak06MSETeo4&t=222s
BibleProject. (2017, May 12). The story of the bible [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_CGP-12AE0&t=14s
Brittanica. (2022). Bible. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bible
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Eastern Books. (n.d.). Eastern books- Discover the world of eastern literature.
Retrieved from https://www.easternbooks.co.uk/
Prepared by: Reviewed by: Approved by:

OLIVIA B. PALANCA, MAT MARIA AZELA L. TAMAYO, PhD CLAUDIA ODETTE J. AYALA, PhD
Faculty Department Chair Dean