RELG 592B: Biblical Interpretation: Ancient and Modern
Professor: Carl Evans
tel: 777-4522
email: evans-carl@sc.edu
Office: Rutledge 327
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Fall 2008
W 5:30-8:15
HU 412
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Office hours: M 9:30-11:00; Th 9:30-11:00; TW 2:00-3:30; other times by appointment
DESCRIPTION
Students will study some of the earliest Jewish and Christian interpretations of selected texts in the Hebrew Bible, and identify the assumptions on which the earliest interpretations were based. Students will then learn some of the major modern interpretations of the same biblical texts and examine the assumptions underlying the modern interpretations. The central question each student will be asked to work out for himself or herself is this: can the ancient and modern interpretations be reconciled or are they utterly irreconcilable? The student's conclusion on this question will be explained in a term paper focused on the interpretation of a particular text in the Hebrew Bible.
TEXTS:
The Jewish Study Bible
J. Kugel, How to Read the Bible
Handouts (selected articles, book chapters, etc.)
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Undergraduate Students: responsible for readings from text books;10-12 page term paper
Graduate Students: responsible for the additional readings in the handouts; a much more substantial 18-20 page term paper
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