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RS 201JIntroduction to the Old Testament

Faculty
Arts
Last listed
1974–75

No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1971–72 to 1974–75 (before that, 1968–69 used the number for Christian Doctrine); the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.

A survey of the literature of the Old Testament as viewed in its historical and cultural setting in the ancient Near East and as interpreted by modern scholarship; the literature as an expression of the religious thought of ancient Israel, one of the formative influences in Western civilization. 3 lectures, Fall term Not open to students who have taken 103G* Coogan _

As printed in the 1972–73 to 1974–75 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.

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    In the scanned calendars

    How it read in each calendar from 1968–69 to 1974–75, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.

    1972–73 to 1974–75 3 calendars

    A survey of the literature of the Old Testament as viewed in its historical and cultural setting in the ancient Near East and as interpreted by modern scholarship; the literature as an expression of the religious thought of ancient Israel, one of the formative influences in Western civilization. 3 lectures, Fall term Not open to students who have taken 103G* Coogan _

    1971–72 1 calendar

    Titled Introduction to the Old Testament 202J3* Introduction to the New Testament.

    Principles of Exegesis; date of composition, authorship, literary forms, historical and psychological backgrounds. 3 lectures, fall term

    This course will be conducted on the same lines as RS 201J*. 3 lectures, winter term.

    Not in the 1969–70 to 1970–71 calendars.

    1968–69 1 calendar

    Another title: Christian Doctrine, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).

    A consideration of selected theological problems arising out of Biblical teaching: the nature of theology; faith and reason; one God; the Incarnation and Redemption; Original Sin and the Fall; Trinity, Mariology.

    3 lectures