Course Details
Country:
Hong Kong
Institution:
City University of Hong Kong
Course Title:
The Bible: Its History, Literature, and Influence
Course Number:
GE 2125
Course Description:
The course aims to familiarize students with the content and structure of the Bible and its seminal influence in the development of Western civilization. Students are expected to engage critically with readings of selected biblical texts, and to gain an understanding of major issues in biblical scholarship. In the first part of the course, students will approach the Bible as literary texts in the context of the Ancient Near East and the Hellenistic world; as a collection of books, written over a millennium by authors with diverse backgrounds and in a wide range of genres; and as the product of a complex history of textual transmissions, translations and canonization. Students will be exposed to the original languages of biblical texts, Hebrew and Greek, and to methodologies in critical reading of these texts. In the second part, students will assess the multi-faceted impact of the Bible on Western civilization and on
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
RELI 271
Attachment Files:
GE2125.pdf
