Topics include vocabulary enrichment, reading flexibility, metacognitive strategies, and advanced comprehension skills, including analysis and evaluation. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate comprehension and analyze and respond effectively to material across disciplines. Topics include Primal religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Upon completion, students should be able to identify the origins, history, beliefs, and practices of the religions studied. This course is a survey of the literature of the Hebrews with readings from the law, prophets, and other writings.
Emphasis is placed on the use of literary, historical, archeological, and cultural analysis.
Upon completion, students should be able to use the tools of critical analysis to read and understand Old Testament literature. This course is a survey of the literature of first-century Christianity with readings from the gospels, Acts, and the Pauline and pastoral letters. Topics include the literary structure, audience, and religious perspective of the writings, as well as the historical and cultural context of the early Christian community. Upon completion, students should be able to use the tools of critical analysis to read and understand New Testament literature. This course provides basic instruction in real estate principles and practices.