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General
Information
UW
Catalog Course No. NEAR E 496C, SLN: 16262 & SISJE 490C, SLN 17975
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the historical-critical study of the Torah/Pentateuch. Beginning with a survey of the content and structure of the 5 books that comprise the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy), the course then examines a wide range of problems, theories and methods with which modern scholarship on the Pentateuch and its composition is engaged. The primary text for the course is Jean-Louis Ska's Introduction to Reading the Pentateuch (Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 2006). The 10 chapters of Ska's text will be covered a chapter per week during the 10-week quarter. Additional readings referred to in Ska will be assigned, providing a better understanding of, and a deeper appreciation for, major issues that surface in a critical reading of the Pentateuch.
No knowledge of the Bible or Hebrew is required. No prerequisites.
See the "Syllabus" page for a weekly outline of topics covered.
Instructor: Gary
D. Martin, Ph.D.
Email: garmar@u.washington.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Class Time/Locations:
MWF: 1:30-2:50 PM / Savery 264
Office Location/Hours: Denny 225 (inside the main NELC office, Denny 229).
Office Hours: Tuesday, 10:30 AM - 12:00 noon, and by appointment.
NELC Department: Denny 229; Email: neareast@u.washington.edu
Academic Calendar: 2009-2010
Course
Materials
Required:
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Introduction to Reading the Pentateuch
by Jean-Louis Ska
Paperback: 301 pages
Publisher: Eisenbrauns, 2006
ISBN-10: 1575061228
ISBN-13: 978-1575061221 |
One of the following study Bibles is strongly recommended:
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The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Augmented Third Edition, New Revised Standard Version (Hardcover)
Oxford University Press, USA, 3rd ed., 2007
ISBN-10: 0195288807
ISBN-13: 978-0195288803 |
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The Jewish Study Bible: Featuring The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation (Hardcover)
Oxford University Press, USA (2004)
ISBN-10: 0195297512
ISBN-13: 978-0195297515 |
Grading
Grading Scale
% |
Grade |
100 |
4.0 |
99 |
4.0 |
98 |
4.0 |
97 |
4.0 |
96 |
3.9 |
95 |
3.9 |
94 |
3.9 |
93 |
3.8 |
92 |
3.7 |
91 |
3.6 |
90 |
3.5 |
% |
Grade |
90 |
3.5 |
89 |
3.4 |
88 |
3.3 |
87 |
3.2 |
86 |
3.1 |
85 |
3.0 |
84 |
2.9 |
83 |
2.8 |
82 |
2.7 |
81 |
2.6 |
80 |
2.5 |
% |
Grade |
80 |
2.5 |
79 |
2.4 |
78 |
2.3 |
77 |
2.2 |
76 |
2.1 |
75 |
2.0 |
74 |
1.9 |
73 |
1.8 |
72 |
1.7 |
71 |
1.6 |
70 |
1.5 |
% |
Grade |
70 |
1.5 |
69 |
1.4 |
68 |
1.3 |
67 |
1.2 |
66 |
1.1 |
65 |
1.0 |
64 |
0.9 |
63 |
0.8 |
62 |
0.7 |
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