Introduction to the Old Testament

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This course explores the various texts of the Old Testament /Hebrew Bible, with attention to their historical and socio-cultural settings, theological ideas, literary genres and key features. We will examine different critical approaches to interpreting biblical texts. In doing so, we will strive to understand ancient Israelite religious perspectives while also relating the Old Testament / Hebrew Bible to contemporary thought, thereby highlighting its permanent significance. This course fits both the Ways of Thinking: Aesthetics, History and Culture component and the Cura Personalis 2: Self in Contemplation component of the SLU Core.