REL-31253 credit hours

Biblical Myths, Legends, and Folktales

Religion and Culture · 3 hrs Seminar/Discussion

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REL-1003Exploring Religion: the Bible

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Description

This seminar course begins by surveying major cross-cultural approaches to the study of myths, legends, and folktales. These approaches are then applied to biblical stories such as the Garden of Eden, flood, ancestor stories, and exodus traditions.

Requisite courses

REL-1003 or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].

Restrictions

Students may not hold credit for this course and REL-4125.

Cross-listed

REL-4125(3).

Seminar

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