Religion - RELG

RELG F110 Isaac v Ishmael: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (s)

1 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants

This course investigates the strife in its interlocking historical, political, religious, ethnic and archaeological dimensions. Competing claims to the land are scrutinized through the prisms of Judaism and Islam, the history, and other ideological movements. (1+0)

RELG F111 Rebellious Women of the Bible (h)

1 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants

A literary and sociological exploration into negative portrayals of the feminine within the Old and New Testament texts, including their original Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean cultural contexts as well as key interpretive traditions throughout history. (1+0)

RELG F113 The Biblical Environment: Human Ecology in Ancient Israel (s)

1 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants

An integrative survey of Ancient Israel's geographic and ecological features with respect to how they influence and were impacted by human efforts and energies. This course will examine textual sources as well as archaeological materials on behalf of reconstructing and comprehending such cultural ecosystems. (1+0)

RELG F205 Introduction to the Bible (h)

3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants

A study of the Bible as literature of ancient Israel and the early Christian church. (3+0)

RELG F221 Religions of the World (h)

3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants

A survey of the development of major religions of the Eastern and Western world including contemporary world religions. (3+0)