AS 300.342 - The Bible and Philosophy I

Institution:

Johns Hopkins University

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Description:

This course will examine several attempts by ancient, modern, and contemporary thinkers to come to terms with the Biblical concept of revelation and prophecy, law and election, apocalyptic and eschatology. We will put special emphasis on the first articulation of the idea of Christian universalism, faith and justification, time and eternity. Readings will include the entire corpus of St. Paul's authentic letters, in addition to the major Scriptural passages on which he draws, but also selections from Philo of Alexandria, St. Augustine, Spinoza, Luther, Nietzsche, Jakob Taubes, Alain Badiou, Giorgio Agamben, and Jean-Luc Nancy.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jhu.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 516-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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