See GNE 362 . The course, which is based on readings in English translation of the Hebrew text, begins with an examination of prophecy in the Ancient Near East. The course explores the rise of prophecy in Israel and considers the prophetic response to the crisis posed by the imperial expansionist policies of the Assyrians and Babylonians, focusing, in particular, on the effects of the exile of the Israelites into Babylon and this great tragedy on the prophetic tradition. The course concludes with the transformation of the prophecy during the period of the Second Temple. Classes will meet twice weekly for lectures and once a week for discussion.
Course grading is based on papers and exams.
This course is part of a sequence of three courses on the Hebrew Bible, but the others are not requisite to this course. Problems of Religion. See Philosophy 365 . Psychology and Religion. Introductory psychology or senior standing.