| Course Title: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible |
| Start Date: 01/28/2025 End Date: 05/13/2025 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2025 |
| Description: This course examines the many different kinds of texts within the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) including stories, legal codes, prophecies, proverbs, and poetry. We'll situate these texts in the context of the historical periods in which they were written and uncover the religious and political worldviews they articulate. Students trace the processes through which this diverse collection of ancient literature was gradually gathered together into something called a "Bible" and will reflect on how and why these texts have come to be interpreted in so many different ways over the course of the last two millennia. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Emily Branton | ebranton@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025 | Discussion | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:30AM - 11:45AM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 203 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| JWST-203-01 Intro to the Hebrew Bible |
| RELIG-203-01 Intro to the Hebrew Bible |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 15 | Available: 3 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version Author: , Copyright: 2018 Edition: 5 Volume: ISBN: 0190276088 Publisher: Oxford University Press |
Recommended | 45.99 |
| Title: Women's Lives in Biblical Times Author: Ebeling, Jennie Copyright: 2010 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0567196445 Publisher: T&T Clark |
Optional | 47.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |