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LITR 270 - Bible as Literature


Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): None

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course is a survey of the literature of the Bible, with an examination of major biblical genres: etiology, historical narrative, prophecy, poetry, epistle, etc. Emphasis is on close-reading of biblical texts in light of historical context, modern biblical scholarship, and literary criticism.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: Students will

  1. show proficiency with the specialized vocabulary of the field and the significance of relevant historical contexts (measures the conventions of one area of the humanities);
  2. develop an interpretation and / or argument in response to a text or texts (measures the conventions and methods of one area of the humanities).