Course
Outline:
I. INTRODUCTION
Bible
as Literature, Biblical Literature, Hermeneutics, World Views & Religious
Literature
II. CREATION
MYTH AND THE FLOOD-- PRIMEVAL SAGA, Story of Origins (Gen 1-11)
III. NARRATIVE
LITERATURE-- PATRIARCHAL (Gen 12-50)
Abraham and Isaac- Heroic Narrative (Gen 12-26) Joseph
in
IV NARRATIVE AND LAW-- TORAH (EXODUS, LEVITICUS,
NUMBERS, & DEUTERONOMY-- Selected Passages)
The Epic of the Exodus, Moses and the
Israelites (Exod) Legal Forms and Codes (Exod,
Lev, Numb, Deut-- Selected Passages), and Ancient Treaty (Deut)
V. NARRATIVE
LITERATURE-- HISTORICAL (Josh, Judges, Ruth,
I and II Samuel, I and II Kings,
I and II Chrn-- Selected Passages)
Judges-- Deborah, Ancient Song
Ruth-- Ancient Story
United Kingdom-- Saul (Tragic Narrative), David
(Heroic Narrative)
Divided
VI. PSALM(S)--
POETIC LITERATURE, ANCIENT LYRIC
Cultic Poetry (Selected Psalms)
Personal/Expressive Poetry (Selected Psalms)
VII. PROPHETIC
LITERATURE
Introduction to Prophetic Literature and Literary
Forms
Major Prophets-- Isaiah, and Lamentations (Selected
Passages)
Minor Prophets-- Amos, Micah, and Nahum
VIII. WISDOM LITERATURE
Ecclesiastes (Chapters 1-12)
Proverbs (Selected Passages)
IX. GOSPLE(S)--
ANCIENT BIOGRAPHY
Gospel as a Literary Genre-- Ancient Biography
Synoptics (Matthew, and Selected Synoptic Parables)
The Gospel of John and Symbolism (Selected Passages)
X. EPISTOLARY LITERATURE-- ANCIENT LETTERS
Epistolary Genre-- Ancient Letters, Occasional
letters, General letters, and Pastoral letters (Selected Letters, and Passages)
XI.
APOCALYPTIC, VISIONARY LITERATURE-- REVELATION
XII. INFLUENCE
OF THE BIBLE ON ENGLISH LITERATURE