THEO5919 / RELS5219
The Hebrew Bible in Contexts
3 Units
This course aims at introducing students to the approaches to reading the Hebrew Bible (The Christian Old Testament) in its literary, socio-political and religio-cultural contexts. The literary setting and historical background will be surveyed and explored in order to enhance students’ understanding of the text and the dynamics of the reading process.
Old Course Code (2009-10 and before) : RST5219