REL 321: VIOLENCE AND THE BIBLE

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Program
Religion
Credits 3
Division
UG
School Division
School of Humanities, Sciences and Technology

This course is an exploration of the violent narratives, imagery, symbolism and rhetoric of the Bible.  That the Bible contains violent themes and stories is not a new observation.  In fact, one of the fundamental assumptions of this class is that violence occurs in biblical texts and that the Bible, as well as other sacred texts, has authorized and legitimated acts of violence in the world on many occasions.