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This one-year course is designed to introduce students to the resources, methods and practices of biblical interpretation. Students will: (1) develop a general conceptualization about the critical study of the Hebrew Bible and Christian scriptures through exposure to the history and tradition of biblical criticism and interpretation; (2) gain an understanding of the general theoretical approach of each method through consideration of presuppositions, advantages, and disadvantages of each method; (3) gain practical experience by applying the methods learned; and (4) consider the implications of biblical criticism within their specific religious and vocational context.

The Divinity Library is one of our primary resources for this class. We expect you to spend a lot of time there. We've provided links to ACORN (the online catalog). You can also ask Anne Womack, the div library's associate director, for assistance by e-mailing her at womacka@library.vanderbilt.edu. We've also provided a link to VU Webmail for those of you who do not use the Simeon e-mail client. We'll be learning together for one whole year and we'd appreciate your suggestions on how to make our class more interesting and fruitful--hopefully--for everyone.

Jennifer and Kathy, Eli and Revelation

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