This course introduces students to the discipline of biblical studies and will provide the foundation necessary for upper level Bible courses. Students will learn about the historical-critical methods for the study of the Bible. The course will also introduce students to the various literary genres and to the content and structure of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. A survey of the basic perspectives and practices of primal religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Offered quadrennially, beginning in 1993-94.
Emphasis is on the ideas and lived texture of the Jewish experience.
This course is a deepening and expansion of ideas introduced in REL 1100, which is recommended but not required as a prerequisite. Offered triennially, beginning in 1993-94. An exploration of contemporary forms of Muslim thought and life. Emphasis is on core principles of Islam and on the self-understanding of Muslims in different parts of the world, including North America. This course is a deepening and expansion of ideas introduced in REL 1100, which is recommended but not required as a prerequisite.