The Bible
An introduction to major books from both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Particular attention given to literary techniques, issues resulting from translation from the original Hebrew and Greek, and the different historical periods that produced and are reflected in the Bible. Students cannot also receive credit for 21L.456 or 21L.457 .
Spring 2007
This course is an introduction to major books from both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Particular attention has been given to literary techniques, issues resulting from translation from the original Hebrew and Greek, and the different historical periods that produced and are reflected in the Bible. Investigation of the Bible as influence in later narrative, philosophic, and artistic traditions.
Readings
- Metzger, Bruce M., and Roland E. Murphy. The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: An Ecumenical Study Bible . Revised ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1991. ISBN: 9780195283563.
- SES #: 1 · TOPICS: Introduction · READINGS: BIBLE VERSES: (no readings)
- Metzger, Bruce M., and Roland E. Murphy, eds. The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: An Ecumenical Study Bible . Revised ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1991. ISBN: 9780195283563.
Prerequisites & course information
Prereq: None U (Spring) 3-0-9 units. HASS-H
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Spring 2007
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- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.