Home, Exile, and Diaspora in the Hebrew Bible.

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Like many people today, the ancient Israelites experienced forced migration and exile. This course examines the ways that the authors of the Hebrew Bible experience and talk about home, exile, and diaspora in sacred scripture with particular attention to the diversity and dynamism of texts, ideas, and groups in the ancient world. This course may require a service-learning component. Prerequisites TH 1301 or SMC 1314 or HO 1305 .