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221. Readings in Hebrew Biblical Commentaries. Selected Hebrew texts in Midrash Aggadah and other Hebrew
commentaries reflecting major trends of classical Jewish exegesis. Consent of instructor required for undergraduates.
Instructor: Staff. 3 units. C-L: Jewish Studies 204
223. A-G. Exegesis of the Hebrew Old Testament. A. Pentateuch B. Historical Books C. Major Prophets D. Minor
Prophets E. Writings F. Proverbs G. Genesis Consent of instructor required for undergraduates. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
225. Living Issues in New Testament Theology. Critical examination of major problems and issues in New Testament
interpretation and theology. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
227F. Exegesis of the Greek New Testament II: The Synoptic Gospels. Concentration on the ''classical'' methods of
studying the first three gospels: source criticism, form criticism, and redaction criticism. Some attention to textual
criticism. Students expected to become proficient in using the Greek synopsis. Prerequisite: two years of Greek or the
equivalent. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Goodacre. 3 units.
227H. Exegesis of Greek NT II: Hebrews. Consent of instructor required for undergraduates. Instructor: Hays. 3 units.
234. Early Christian Asceticism. The development of asceticism and monasticism in the first six centuries of Christianity.
Instructor: Clark. 3 units. C-L: Medieval and Renaissance Studies 234A
236. Luther and the Reformation in Germany. The theology of Martin Luther in the context of competing visions of
reform. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
244. Archaeology of Palestine in Hellenistic-Roman Times. The study of material and epigraphic remains as they relate
to Judaism in Hellenistic-Roman times, with special emphasis on Jewish art. Instructor: E. Meyers. 3 units. C-L: Jewish
Studies 206
245S. Special Topics in Religion. Subject varies from semester to semester. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
247. Readings in Latin Ecclesiastical Literature. Readings in Latin of pastoral, theological, and church-disciplinary
literature from the late patristic and medieval period. Also taught as Church History 247 and Medieval and Renaissance
Studies 247. Prerequisite: knowledge of Latin. Instructor: Keefe. 3 units.
248. Sociology of Religion. 3 units. C-L: see Sociology 230
250. Women in the Medieval Church. The history of the medieval Church told from its women figures: the life and
writings of saints, heretics, abbesses, queens, mystics, recluses, virgins, bishops' wives, and reformers. Instructor:
Keefe. 3 units.
254. Justice, Law, and Commerce in Islam. History and schools of Islamic jurisprudence; Islamic legal reasoning;
approaches to ethics and procedural justice, the ethical regulation of commerce, including a detailed study of pertinent
issues in Islamic law. Also taught as Law 568. Instructor: Moosa. 3 units. C-L: African and African American Studies
254, Medieval and Renaissance Studies 254
257. New Testament Ethics. The distinctive patterns of ethical teaching in the various New Testament writings and
consideration of the various ways in which the New Testament might inform contemporary ethical reflection.
Representative uses of the New Testament in theological ethics (for example, Niebuhr, Barth, Yoder, Hauerwas,
Schussler, Fiorenza, Gutierrez) and selected topics (for example, violence, divorce, anti-Judaism, abortion, wealth, and
poverty). Instructor: Hays. 3 units.
259. Icon Theology. A study of theological controversies surrounding the use of images in Christian worship, followed
by an attempt to perceive the symbolic conventions and doctrinal content of some Eastern, Western, and contemporary
icons. Instructor: Wainwright. 3 units.
260. Life and Times of the Wesleys. A seminar on John and Charles Wesley and their colleagues in relation to English
culture and religion in the eighteenth century. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
265. Epics of India: Ethics, Politics, and Performance Traditions. Wide variety of epics across linguistic, geographical,
and community orientations. Moral discourses, literary theory relating to epic form, performance traditions and media
representations of epic narrative, and connections between political ideology and epic visions. Consent of instructor
required. Instructor: Prasad. 3 units. C-L: Asian & Middle Eastern Studies 210
270. Evangelical Traditions in America. A study of some of the major themes in the development of transdenominational
evangelicalism and fundamentalism in America from the eighteenth century to the present. A reading seminar
involving analyses and discussions of literature (mostly secondary works) important for understanding American
evangelicalism as a distinct movement. Instructor: Wacker. 3 units.
272S. Intermediate Syriac. Continuation of reading and analysis of Syriac texts. Instructor: Van Rompay. 3 units.
273S. Advanced Syriac. Advanced reading and analysis of Syriac texts. Instructor: Van Rompay. 3 units.
276. The Sacraments in the Patristic and Early Medieval Period. A study of the celebration and interpretation of baptism
or eucharist in the church orders and texts of the early church writers. Instructor: Keefe. 3 units.
283. Islam and Modernism. Cultural, religious, and ideological forces which shape Muslim responses to modernism.
Instructor: Lawrence. 3 units.
Departments, Programs, and Course Offerings 206