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Topics in Biblical Literature (B423)

Formerly Topics in Biblical Literature (B313)
Course Category: 
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland - Inactive Courses
Length: 
41 hours (13 weeks); includes 26 hours of supervised peer study.
Location: 
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland, 91 West Carlton Road, Suffern, New York.
Dates: 
September 1998 - July 2003.
Instructional delivery format: 
Traditional classroom model
Learner Outcomes: 
Prepare a textual and linguistic analysis of the Bible, as well as a comparative analysis of the various studied commentaries; discuss and analyze literary aspects of the Bible's main narrative line; recognize the range of traditional Biblical exegesis and its exegetes; explore ethical, narrative, and universal applications of the text and applied commentary.
Instruction: 

A study and analysis of the Bible in its original Hebrew text. Topics include: personal redemption on Passover; the ten plagues in Egypt; the splitting of the Red Sea; leprosy; circumcision; the Tabernacle; the lighting of the menorah; Joshua, the servant of Moses; the incenses.

Credit recommendation: 
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (6/99).

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