RELST 3550
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RELST 3550
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.
The Purpose of this course is to trace the development of Monotheism from its origins in Israelite/Canaanite polytheism. We will examine worship of the God, Yahweh and other deities in ancient Israel, and will trace the long and complicated process by which Yahweh became the sole deity to be formally accepted within Judaism. Using biblical evidence as well as inscriptional and archaeological evidence from Israel and elsewhere in the ancient Near East, we will address the question of why the Israelites eventually rejected deities such as Baal, Asherah, El and others, and how imagery associated with these deities informs biblical descriptions of Yahweh. We will explore the ways in which a small group of Jerusalem elites helped shape the monotheistic tradition that has been inherited in the West, and will consider the political, social and theological implications of this transformation.
When Offered Spring.
Distribution Category (ALC-AS, HST-AS) (CA-AG, HA-AG, LA-AG)
Course Attribute (CU-ITL)
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 3550, JWST 3550, NES 3550, NES 6553
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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