Extra-Biblical Texts
Objective: This course explores "sacred" texts and writings that have not made it into the cannon of the Bible. The course will familiarize students to the different categories, arrangement, and content of these texts.
Schedule: Psudapigrapha
Week 1 Introduction, Books referenced in Bible (Josher, Enoch)
Week 2 1, 2 Adam $ Eve, Jubilees, 1, 2 Esdras
Apocrypha
Week 3 Prayer of Manassas, Tobit, Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Insertion in Esther
Week 4 Song of the Three Hebrew Children, Story of Susana, Story of Bell and the Dragon, Insertion in Jeremiah
Week 5 Wisdom of Jesus ben Sirac, 1, 2 Maccabeus
Gnostic Texts
Week 6 Gnostic Gospels (Thomas, Judas, Mary Magdalene)
Week 7 Gnostic Apocalyptic Texts (Apocrypha of John)
Week 8 Conclusion
Grades:
Students will be evaluated based on three criteria: 1. Class participation 2. In class presentation 3. Examination
Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course students should have a thorough understanding of extra-Biblical texts. They should know the arrangement and content of these writings. They should also understand the validity and influence of these texts on Christian thought.
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Schedule: Psudapigrapha
Week 1 Introduction, Books referenced in Bible (Josher, Enoch)
Week 2 1, 2 Adam $ Eve, Jubilees, 1, 2 Esdras
Apocrypha
Week 3 Prayer of Manassas, Tobit, Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Insertion in Esther
Week 4 Song of the Three Hebrew Children, Story of Susana, Story of Bell and the Dragon, Insertion in Jeremiah
Week 5 Wisdom of Jesus ben Sirac, 1, 2 Maccabeus
Gnostic Texts
Week 6 Gnostic Gospels (Thomas, Judas, Mary Magdalene)
Week 7 Gnostic Apocalyptic Texts (Apocrypha of John)
Week 8 Conclusion
Grades:
Students will be evaluated based on three criteria: 1. Class participation 2. In class presentation 3. Examination
Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course students should have a thorough understanding of extra-Biblical texts. They should know the arrangement and content of these writings. They should also understand the validity and influence of these texts on Christian thought.
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