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| | Old Testament and Semitic Languages Department Course Descriptions |
 | | Examination of the Pentateuch (Genesis through Deuteronomy) with emphasis on: the historical and hermeneutical questions of Genesis 1-11; the law-grace question and the Ten Commandments; sacrifices, atonement, and the forgiveness of sin; the covenant form; formation of the Hebrew canon; and critical analysis of the documentary hypothesis of the Pentateuch. |
 | | Analysis of the historical books (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah, Esther), with emphasis on biblical narrative and the writing of biblical history, as well as on the biblical account of the conquest, period of the judges, united and divided monarchy, exile, and postexilic period. |
 | | Attention to the book's structure, central themes, and historical, cultural, and literary contexts may also be included. |
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