SACRED SCRIPTURE HONORS

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This course serves as the first theology course in the Core Curriculum. Since God is the primary author of Scripture, the soul of sacred theology is the study of the sacred page. This course has a twofold goal: to introduce students to the principles o f authentic Catholic biblical exegesis, and to explore how God, the Creator, has acted through his covenants to draw his people, disordered by the Fall, back to himself. The course begins by examining the principles of Catholic exegesis as set forth definitively by Dei Verbum and The Catechism of the Catholic Church . We then undertake a careful reading of large segments of the Old and New Testaments, with an emphasis on the unity of Scripture. The honors section includes seminar- style discussions and advanced assignments. Prerequisite: Honors Program.