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Class number:
3157
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Title: Heroes of Biblical Literature |
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Department: Humanities Gateway |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 19 |
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Current enrollment: 12 |
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Available seats: 7 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM, SH - S205 |
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Instructor(s): Hornung, Gabriel |
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Prerequisite(s): Only students in the Humanities Gateway Program are allowed to enroll in this course. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets FirstYr + Hum Requirements |
Course Description:
An examination of the crucial characters in biblical history, this course will explore the narratives surrounding Abraham, Moses, David, and Jesus. These texts will be analyzed in a historically sensitive fashion to demonstrate a series of opposing conclusions. If the distinct authorship of each story will be demonstrated, then so will thematic connections be shown to span across all four narratives. Moreover, as Abraham's elevated status balances against God's anger toward David, and Jesus' redemption reverses the Israelites' Egyptian bondage, all of these characters will be united by the unanticipated suffering that follows their election. By concentrating on such paradoxical alternations, this inquiry will seek to identify the peculiar set of characteristics that define biblical heroes and anti-heroes. |