The Bible as Literature

Community College of Denver

CourseLIT 2067

Introduces the Bible as the textual centerpiece of Western literature. Students will encounter the various literary genres represented in Biblical texts, the process of canonization, ways in which the Bible has been read by its various interpretive communities, and some impacts of the Bible in such areas as law, poetry, fiction, psychology, ethics, and theology.

Credits

3 credits

Course Code

LIT 2067