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May 13, 2024
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2022 - 2023 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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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
- 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).
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