RELI201

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RELI201

Old Testament/Hebrew Bible RELI201 FA

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times	POI	Prereq
1	116	25	Times: M.W.F.. 11:00AM-11:50AM;	No	No

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:30 EDT 1999 )

This course is a study of the literature of ancient Israel with a special emphasis on historical context, literary conventions, ritual practices and competing religious ideologies. Methods from the social sciences along with theories of culture and narrative will assist us in understanding what the Bible meant for its original audiences. This multidisciplinary approach will disclose how the Bible as a religious text responds to as well as shapes changing social, political, and economic circumstances during the long period of its production.

MAJOR READINGS

BIBLE
R. Alter, THE ART OF BIBLICAL NARRATIVE
M. Bal, DEATH AND DISSYMMETRY
M. Fishbane, TEXT AND TEXTURE
W. Brueggemann, DAVID'S TRUTH
C. Meyers, DISCOVERING EVE

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three-hour final and five two-page papers.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RELI

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Zwelling, J; Times: M.W.F.. 11:00AM-11:50AM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 1; No Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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