Description
This seminar course explores Israelite and/or Christian textual traditions outside the Bible. Topical foci vary according to student demand and the special interests and needs of religion studies majors and faculty. Topics include: The Apocrypha; The Israelite Writings of Adam, Enoch, Abraham and Others; The Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls; Christian Apocryphal Gospels and Acts; and The Writings of Philo of Alexandria: Judaism and Platonism. Prerequisite: REL 101 or REL 102, or permission of instructor. Meets General Education Distribution Area III.B.