Iliad Odyssey and the Bible

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Course will consider the Homeric epics in their entirety, noting the smaller, discrete, genres of myth, which form the larger narratives. Comparisons will be made to similar genres of myth in the Bible such as creation myth, apocalypse, theoxeny, divine councils, romance and the vision. Consideration will be given to how both the Greeks and the Israelites were influenced by the older Near Eastern narratives such as Gilgamesh, the Ugaritic myths and the Enuma Elish. Prerequisite Course: ENGL 1312 with a grade of C or better.