2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
    Oct 05, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

LITE 230 - Bible as Literature

3 CR
This course offers a critical study of the Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha, and the Christian Bible as distinct but related literary and theological traditions.

Requisites: Next Gen ACCUPLACER® reading score of 244, or at least a grade of C in TSRE 55 .
General Education Requirement: Personal and Cultural Engagement - Applied Core
Michigan Transfer Agreement Requirement: Humanities and Fine Arts
Course Learning Outcomes:
  1. Demonstrate familiarity with historical, social, political, and cultural contexts affecting Biblical literature.
  2. Practice close reading of various texts in Biblical literature.
  3. Demonstrate competence in the tasks required to successfully analyze a literary text.
  4. Write a persuasive interpretation of a text with a clear controlling idea and well-chosen, well-organized evidence to support your argument.