ENGL 228 - Women of the Bible:A Literary Approach

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Flathead Valley Community College

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3 credits (Intermittently) This course will focus upon the important role biblical women played in the development of biblical history and the consequent status of women within the larger Judeo-Christian social and cultural milieu. Emphasis will be upon the Old Testament (or Hebrew Bible) with some investigation into the New Testament and the presence (or non-presence) of women there. Students will analyze what the Bible says--and does not say--about women and their role in society in ancient times and its effect upon women through the ages. With an emphasis upon, but not limited to, feminist scholarship of the last 25 years, the Bible will be examined as literature produced by humans for humans, a "literary" canon as opposed to a "theological" canon. Sex-ism, androcentrism, pagan sources, powerlessness, positive stages of women, and female symbolism will be discussed as will problems of textual authorship, translation, redac-tion, and interpolation. Material covered will include mod- ern archaeolog y's impact upon both biblical criticism and the historical accuracy of the biblical stories. This course is cross-referenced with REL 228. ENGL 229H Bible as Litera ture 3 credits (Spring Semester) This course will examine the pivotal books of the Bible (Old Testament and Revelations) as a literary and cultural document--not as a theological tract. Students will analyze it as a collection of books, including history, poetry, letters, apocalyptic literature, wisdom literature, mythological ma-terial, prophetic books and laws. Literary types, appropri-ate historical background, problems of authorship and the use of language will be discussed. This course is cross-refer-enced with REL 229

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.fvcc.edu

Phone Number:

(406) 756-3822

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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