RST-315-20, Old Testament
INSTRUCTOR: Henrietta Wiley
SCHEDULE/DAY/TIME: SEM/Saturday/12-2:45 pm/September 8, 15, 29; October 6, 20, 27; November 10, 17; December 1, 8. Exam: December 15
CONTENT:
This course is an introduction to the literature of the Hebrew Scriptures, its historical and social context, and the history of how these books have been interpreted by both secular and religious readers. It is also an introduction to the many methods used to understand this text as literary art, cultural artifact, and source of spiritual authority, with particular emphasis on modern scholarship.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
-To gain familiarity with the literature of the Hebrew Bible and the history of its composition and interpretation,
-To become acquainted with the methods of traditional and academic interpretation,
-To develop your own skills of analysis and interpretation.
METHODS:
Lecture
Discussion
Writing Assignments
Quizzes and Exams
REQUIREMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS:
20% Discussion and Participation20% Reading and written Homework
20% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
20% Exegesis Paper
-Harper Collins Study Bible, Revised and Updated edition (2006) ISBN: 0060786841
-Coogan, Michael D. A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in Its Context, Second Edition (2011). ISBN13: 9780199830114
READINGS TO BE DONE PRIOR TO THE FIRST CLASS:
Harper Collins Study Bible, pp. xiii–xliii
Coogan, Chapter 1
Genesis 1-3