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Ancient Near Eastern Studies: Hebrew Bible

Ancient Near Eastern Studies: Hebrew Bible
BA
Hours67 Credit Hours
MAPMajor Academic Plan

Program Requirements

requirement 1 Complete 8 courses
ANES 201 - Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Studies 3.0
ANES 310 - History and Culture of Ancient Israel 3.0
HIST 238 - Ancient Near East to 330 BC 3.0
HIST 239 - Ancient Near East, 330 BC - 640 AD 3.0
REL A 211 - The New Testament 2.0
REL A 212 - The New Testament 2.0
REL A 301 - The Old Testament 2.0
REL A 302 - The Old Testament 2.0
requirement 2 Complete 1 course
ANTHR 351 - Archaeology and the Bible 3.0
ANTHR 375 - Archaeology of Egypt 3.0
ANTHR 378 - Near Eastern Archaeology 3.0
requirement 3 Complete 1 course
ANES 495 - Senior Seminar in Ancient Near Eastern Studies 3.0
requirement 4 Complete 10 courses
ANES 331 - Readings in Ancient Near Eastern Texts to 330 B.C 3.0
ANES 363 - Hebrew Bible Studies 3.0
ANES 430R - Advanced Topics in Ancient Near Eastern Studies 3.0
HEB 131 - First-Year Biblical Hebrew 4.0
HEB 132 - First-Year Biblical Hebrew 4.0
HEB 231 - Second-Year Biblical Hebrew - Grammar and Narrative 4.0
HEB 232 - Second-Year Biblical Hebrew - Narrative 2 4.0
HEB 331 - Third-Year Biblical Hebrew - Prophecy and Poetry 1 4.0
HEB 332 - Third-Year Biblical Hebrew - Prophecy and Poetry 2 4.0
HEB 432R - Ancient Hebrew Texts 2.0
requirement 5 Complete 6.0 hours from the following option(s)
option 5.1 Complete 6.0 hours from the following course(s)
ANES 353R - Archaeological Fieldwork in the Near East 3.0v
ANES 392R - Topics in Ancient Near Eastern Studies 3.0v
ANTHR 351 - Archaeology and the Bible 3.0
ANTHR 375 - Archaeology of Egypt 3.0
ANTHR 378 - Near Eastern Archaeology 3.0
ARTHC 310 - Early Christian and Byzantine Art 3.0
CL CV 310 - Classical Archaeology 3.0
CL CV 340R - Topics in Classical Literature and Civilization 3.0
HIST 334 - History of Ancient Iraq 3.0
NE LG 345 - Texts and Ancient Temples 3.0
NE LG 511R - Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Languages 4.0v
NES 336R - Ancient Near Eastern Studies 3.0v
REL A 304 - Writings of Isaiah 2.0
REL A 392R - Special Studies in Religion: Ancient Scripture 3.0v
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 learn and are 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 are 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

Acquire and demonstrate functional capacity in Hebrew and textual interpretation of the Hebrew Bible, being able to read, comprehend, analyze, and interpret these significant religious and historical texts with methodological soundness. Students are also encouraged to gain exposure to other pertinent ancient languages (e.g., Aramaic, Ugaritic, Syriac, Greek) and modern research languages (such as German, French, and Modern Hebrew).

Critical Thinking

Students develop the capacity for informed, independent, critical thinking and are 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 are 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 are able to understand the relationship between academics and faith and are given models of academically sound but also faithful scholarshiop. They are encouraged to engage in a spiritually informed, lifelong pursuit of learning, scholarship, and service.