ClassInfo - Spring 2018 Classical and Near Eastern Std Classes

Spring 2018 | CNES 1911 Section 001: Silencing the Gods: Divine & Human in Hebrew Bible (67696)

Instructor(s): http://levinson.umn.edu/" target="lookup">Bernard Levinson, PhD
Class Component:: Discussion
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Seminar
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018

Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM

UMTC, East Bank

Nicholson Hall 325
Enrollment Status:: Open (5 of 25 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: This seminar attempts to "get behind" the overlay imposed by modern culture upon the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and to read it on its own terms. In order to do so, we will explore the fascinating literature and religion of the ancient Near East by reading texts from ancient Mesopotamia, Canaan, and Israel, and discussing the ideas found in them and their literary artistry. After investigating the literature of Israel's neighbors, we will read biblical literature in dialogue with these stories, intellectually analyzing the narratives of the creation of the world, the origin of life, the great flood story, the idea of divine revelation, and the significance of law. Specific topics to be dealt with include God, creation, fate, the point of human life, and the meaning of history.
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