NES 6659
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Classes
NES 6659
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.
This course examines the raw materials and discursive processes by which Biblical scribes fabricated a history of ancient Israel that featured static and defensible geographic and genealogical boundaries. We will bring the tools of biblical criticism (philological, archaeological, literary historical) to bear on biblical narrative traditions that in different ways were essential in the process of inventing biblical Israel. We will focus on the modes and materials of textual production and on how modern historians engage biblical narrative in fabricating their own narrative histories of ancient Israel. We will also consider how ancient and modern historical writing on ancient Israel has been put into the service of contemporary political discourse on boundaries and borders in Israel-Palestine. For longer description and instructor bio visit the Society for the Humanities website.
When Offered Spring.
Permission Note Not open to: undergraduates.
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 4659, JWST 6659, NES 4659, RELST 4659, RELST 6659, SHUM 4659, SHUM 6659
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Monroe, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
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