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The Bible as Literature (REL 231)

Term: 2019-2020 Fall Term

Faculty

Dr. James YarsiahShow MyInfo popup for Dr. James Yarsiah
jyarsiah@voorhees.edu
Office hours:
  • Monday 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
  • Monday 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
  • Wednesday 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
  • Wednesday 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
  • Friday 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
  • Friday 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
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    Schedule

    Mon-Wed-Fri, 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM (8/8/2019 - 12/11/2019) Location: MAIN HB 129

    Description

    A study of the Bible as a body of great literature, exposing the students to the various literary genres, such as myth, legend, parable, and apocalypse, the understanding of which will open up new ways of appreciating “familiar truths.” Texts from the Old Testament and the Apocrypha will be examined by employing the methods of modern textual, literary, and form criticism. May be taken as a free elective.