Social Justice in Hebrew Bible

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Taught by GTU. This introductory course will provide a survey of Books in the Hebrew Bible whose themes focus on social justice issues; including Deuteronomy, the writing Prophets, Psalms, Proverbs, and Job. Evaluation will be based on several written assignment and participation in class discussion. This class is primarily designed for MDiv students and MAs in Biblical Studies and the MAST and CSST programs. We'll trace out some of the earliest developments in social justice in world history, and contextualize them with comparative materials from the ancient Middle East. Emphasis will be placed on understanding these social justice concepts in both their ancient and modern contexts.