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Sep 20, 2026
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Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
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ENG 231 The Bible As Literature Credits: (3)
This course is an introduction to the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and Christian Bible (New Testament) as literary texts. It will include an examination of literary forms and genres in the Bible, the influence of non-biblical literary sources and analogues, the relationship between history and the Bible, the settings and cultures in which biblical events took place, the process by which the Bible was written and edited, and the influence of the Bible on Western literature. Prerequisite(s): ENG 103 and ENG 104 .
Designation(s): Liberal Arts
Learning Outcomes
- Make and defend judgments about biblical texts
- Critically analyze biblical texts in writing
- Use literary terminology and/or theory correctly
- Identify, describe, and analyze connections between biblical texts and the aesthetic, social, political, and/or cultural history of the period(s) in which those texts were produced
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