Listed in: Religion, as RELI-127
Susan Niditch (Section 01)
This course explores legal and narrative traditions of the Hebrew Bible as they pertain to questions about the nature of just and unjust behavior. We will study biblical texts that underscore the moral choices encountered by individuals and societies in a wide array of arenas: economic, ecological, sexual, gendered, political, and military. The goal is to understand variations in the responses of biblical writers to a range of ethical issues within their social and historical contexts. We will also attend to the influence of these ancient materials on subsequent cultural attitudes and human interactions, for the ethical traditions of the Hebrew Bible have been received, understood, and remade with varying results, positive and negative.
An integral remote feature of our course will be on-line participation by several internationally recognized scholars who have studied modern appropriations of biblical ethics. The will join us iin conversation and present some lectures in class.
Spring semester. Professor Niditch.
Section 01
Tu 10:10 AM - 11:30 AM ONLI ONLI
Th 10:10 AM - 11:30 AM ONLI ONLI
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contemporary Jewish Ethics and Morality | OUP 3/30/1995 | Dorff, E./Newman, L., eds. | TBD | |||
| Ancient Israelite Religion | OUP 4/17/1997 | Niditch, S. | TBD | |||
| War in the Hebrew Bible | OUP 6/29/1995 | Niditch, S. | TBD | |||
| Harper Collins Study Bible | HarperOne 8/22/2006 | or any other modern translation with notes | TBD | |||
| Texts of Terror | Fortress Press 3/1/1984 | Trible, P. | TBD |