| Title: | Why Was the Bible Written? |
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| Course Section Number: | REL-240-01 |
| Department: | Religion |
| Description: | "The Word of God: Prophecy and Writing in Ancient Judaism" This class will focus on the notion of the "Word of the Lord" by considering the history of prophecy in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testatment and the varying conceptions of "scripture" in the Second Temple Period. We will begin with the rise of prophecy during the era of the kings and investigate the core themes of the prophets in their shifting historical contexts. What are the different types of prophets found within the Hebrew Bible/Old Testatment? What role did the prophets play within their larger society? What is the nature of prophecy and in what sense is it the "word of the Lord"? We will then trace the idea of a written "word of God" in texts like Exodus, Chronicles, and Ezra in order to situate how writing itself and the written Law of Moses in particular focalized the idea of the "word" into a physical text. Finally, we will look at the array of conceptions of written scripture in the Jewish tradition up until the first century CE. Here we will explore ancient notions of scripture by considering how the Hebrew Bible/Old Testatment was rewritten, expanded, summarized, interpreted, and otherwise handled. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | August 23, 2023 |
| End Date: | December 16, 2023 |
| Meeting Information: |
08/24/2023-12/14/2023 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 01:10PM - 02:25PM, Center Hall, Room 305
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| Faculty: | Campbell, Warren |
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