THST 1000 Hebrew Bible/Old Testament: Theology, History, Interpretation

4 semester hours

The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament introduces the foundational stories and traditions for Judaism, Christianity, and arguably, also Islam. This course is a predominantly history based survey and introduction to the literature of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible (in English) where students will encounter not only memorable stories, but provocative prophets, beautiful poetry, stirring stories, and ancient wisdom.

University Core fulfilled: Foundations: Theological Inquiry.