Ancient Near Eastern Studies: Hebrew Bible (BA)

International and Area Studies Bachelors BA

Variable Credit Min

Variable Credit Max

Major Academic Plan

Learning Outcomes

Title

History and Culture of Ancient Near East

Learning Outcome

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.

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Ancient Text Interpretation

Learning Outcome

Be 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 a Latter-day Saint perspective.

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Language Proficiency

Learning Outcome

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).

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Critical Thinking

Learning Outcome

Develop the capacity for informed independent critical thinking be able to perform appropriate library and online scholarly research and use these skills in the professional study of the ancient Near East.

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Analytical Writing

Learning Outcome

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.

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Academic Integrity

Learning Outcome

Understand and comply with the ethical standards adhered to by professionals in the academic fields of textual analysis archaeology and historical research and encouraged to follow them.

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Academics and Faith

Learning Outcome

Develop the ability to consider the relationship between academics and faith through models of academically sound but also faithful scholarship. Seek a spiritually informed lifelong pursuit of learning scholarship and service.

Program Requirements

Requirement 1 — Complete 8 Courses

course - Introduction to ANES 3.0

course - Hist & Culture of Anc Israel 3.0

course - Ancient Near East to 330 BC 3.0

course - Ancient Near East 330BC-640AD 3.0

course - The New Testament 2.0

course - The Old Testament 2.0

Requirement 2 —Complete 1 of 3 Courses

course - Archaeology and the Bible 3.0

course - Archaeology of Egypt 3.0

course - Near Eastern Archaeology 3.0

Requirement 3 —Complete 1 Course

course - Senior Seminar in ANES 3.0

Requirement 4 —Complete 10 Courses

course - Rdngs in ANE Texts to 330 BC 3.0

course - Hebrew Bible Studies 3.0

course - Adv Topics in ANES - You may take once 3.0

course - 1st-Year Biblical Hebrew 4.0

course - 2nd Yr Hebrew 4.0

course - 2nd-yr Biblical Heb Narrative 4.0

course - 3rd-yr Biblical Hebrew 1 4.0

course - 3rd-yr Biblical Hebrew 2 4.0

course - Ancient Hebrew Texts - You may take once 2.0

Requirement 5 —Complete 6 hours

Option 5.1 —Complete 6 hours

course - Archaeological Fieldwork in NE - You may take once 1.0v

course - Topics in ANES - You may take once 2.0v

course - Archaeology and the Bible 3.0

course - Archaeology of Egypt 3.0

course - Near Eastern Archaeology 3.0

course - Early Christian&Byzantine Art 3.0

course - Classical Archaeology 3.0

course - Topics in Classical Lit & Civ - You may take once 3.0

course - History of Ancient Iraq 3.0

course - Texts & Ancient Temples 3.0

course - Studies in Anc Near East Lang - You may take once 0.5v

course - Ancient Near Eastern Studies - You may take once 1.5v

course - Writings of Isaiah 2.0

course - Special Studies in Religion - You may take once 0.5v

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.