Courses

A detailed study of the literary components, composition techniques, and inclusion factors ins elected works from the New and Old Testaments.

This course studies select works for the Bible for their literary qualities, composition and preservation techniques, and the historical factors that determined inclusion or exclusion as a sacred text.

Introduction to the literary ideas, forms, and techniques found in English translations of the Bible.

Narrative, structural, and thematic study of the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures in English translation.

Narrative, structural, and thematic study of the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures in English translation.

An introduction to the major literary forms of the Bible. Material will be approached analytically, involving both socio-historical and literary-critical perspectives.

A secular, critical, and historical study of the multiple books of the Bible as literary works, with attention to the wide range of narratives. themes. and figurative images they contain. The course analyzes biblical literature in the context of other literature and mythology.

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.

Students evaluate the narrative, structures, and themes of selected books of scriptures in translation, analyze various genres in the Bible, and consider the influences made by these passages.

An introduction to the major literary forms of the Bible. Material will be approached analytically, involving both socio-historical and literary-critical perspectives.