ENG 3420 - The English Bible as Literature

Credits: 3 (3 + 0)

Prerequisite(s): Completion of Arts and Humanities, General Studies, lower-division literature course (ENG 1100, ENG 1110, ENG 1120, or ENG 1310), or Permission of instructor; completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.

Description: This course is a critical study of the Bible in English with emphasis on the literary forms and cultural contexts of the Old and New Testaments. Students are expected to approach the course in a spirit of open enquiry fundamental to any literary study. The course focuses on the significant ideas of Judaism and Christianity in their historical contexts rather than the contexts of specific modern religions.