LITR 270 - Bible as Literature

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Other Course Attribute(s): HUMN, LASC, LITR

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

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);
develop an interpretation and / or argument in response to a text or texts (measures the conventions and methods of one area of the humanities).

Repeatable: No
CIP Code: 231499