Ancient Near Eastern Studies: Hebrew Bible
Ancient Near Eastern Studies: Hebrew Bible
| Hours | 67 Credit Hours |
| MAP | Major Academic Plan |
Program Requirements
requirement 1 Complete 8 courses
requirement 2 Complete 1 course
requirement 3 Complete 1 course
requirement 4 Complete 10 courses
requirement 5 Complete 6.0 hours from the following option(s)
option 5.1 Complete 6.0 hours from the following course(s)
Note 1: You may use one of Anthr 351, 375, or 378 if not taken in Requirement 2.
Note 2: Additional ANES, Greek, or Hebrew courses may be used here with the approval of the program coordinator.
Note 3: For Cl Cv 340R and Rel A 392R, the topic must be relevant to Ancient Near Eastern Studies. The Ancient Near Eastern Studies coordinator's approval is required.
Program Outcomes:
History and Culture of Ancient Near East
Students will learn and be able to interpret the significant events and developments in the history and cultures of the ancient Near East, including the history and culture of ancient Israel and surrounding civilizations (e.g., Egypt, Greater Syria, and Mesopotamia).
Ancient Text Interpretation
Students will able to translate and interpret major ancient Near East texts, including the Hebrew Bible, and analyze their significance for understanding the cultures that produced them. They will also learn proper hermeneutical skills and practice sound exegesis as well as learn how to do modern readings, including readings from an LDS perspective.
Language Proficiency
Students will develop the capacity for informed, independent, critical thinking and be able to perform appropriate library and online scholarly research and utilize these skills in the professional study of the ancient Near East.
Critical Thinking
Students will develop the capacity for informed, independent, critical thinking and be able to perform appropriate library and online scholarly research and utilize these skills in the professional study of the ancient Near East.
Analytical Writing
Students will be able to write cogent and substantial research papers on a university level that utilize theoretical and methodological approaches from the Social Sciences and Humanities that integrate historical and artifactual analysis with the translation, analysis and interpretation of ancient Near Eastern texts and topics.
Academic Integrity
Student participants will be taught the ethical standards adhered to by professionals in the academic fields of textual analysis, archaeology, and historical research and encouraged to follow them.
Academics and Faith
Students will consider the relationship between academics and faith and will be given models of academically sound but also faithful scholarship. They will be encouraged to engage in a spiritually informed, lifelong pursuit of learning, scholarship, and service.