Courses are offered at the graduate level in the fields listed below. Select a field to view descriptions of courses offered in that field. Attention is given to the background, content, and interpretation of each book. Attention is given to background, content, and the interpretation of each book. Attention is given to background, content, and the interpretation of each book.
Attention is given to background, content, and the interpretation of each book.
May be repeated as topic changes. Each semester a selected issue of Old Testament research will be examined. The course may be repeated for credit, providing issues differing from the ones previously studied are examined. Study of the geography, history, and literature of the Ancient Near Eastern civilizations related to the Old Testament. Historical background of the New Testament with special emphasis on the history and literature of the intertestamental period with their relevance for understanding the life of Jesus and the development of early Christianity.