BIBL 2123 - Israelite Conquest

3 credits

[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] A study of Joshua through Ruth. This course examines the two periods of Israelite history, conquest and settlement, as told through the books of Joshua to Ruth. This literary unit represents a transition from the Pentateuch to the Israelite monarchy. As such, attention is given to the presence of narrative features of the Pentateuch in Joshua-Ruth as well as to the role played by the literary unit as background for the formation of the Israelite monarchy.

Prerequisite: BIBL 1103 Old Testament History and Literature.