ENGL 3280 - The Bible

(crosslisted)
(also RELST 3281)(HB) (LA-AS)

Fall. 4 credits.

L. Donaldson.

A knowledge of the Bible’s images, stories and themes is crucial to understanding not only the art and literature of many cultures, but also contemporary world politics. It is the world’s most widely read book and a sacred text of three great religions: Judaism, Islam and Christianity. This course will offer students an introduction to the Bible’s major historical, anthropological and literary contexts. Students will learn about the Bible’s literary divisions and its main stories and characters as well as its ideas about faith, salvation, history and the end of time. We will be using the New Jerusalem Bible translation for all course work.