RELI 350: Religion and History of Ancient Israel

RELI 350-002: Reli/History Ancient Israel
(Fall 2018)

09:00 AM to 10:15 AM MW

Section Information for Fall 2018

How did the world of the Bible begin: a few farmers, some migrants and a handful of refugees eventually created a religion that gave us the Old Testament and was the direct ancestor of Christianity and Islam?This course investigates just how that happened: by looking at archaeology, writings in the Old Testament we'll answer these questions.

Just who were these ancient Israelites, how did they see themselves, what did they believe and how did they fuse into such an influential

group: tiny compared to the great empires of the day. The course also looks at some issues that we still find in the present-day Middle East.

People talk a lot about the Judeo-Christian tradition - well it begins here!

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Examines religion and history of ancient Israel from origins around 1250 BCE to Babylonian Exile in 587 BCE. Topics include debate on historical value of biblical narratives, extra-biblical texts mentioning Israel, move from polytheism to monotheism, archaeology and artifacts, and development of Israel's unique religious and historical self-understanding. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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