This isn't your father's (or your pastor's) bible study. Survey of the Old Testament surveys books of the Old Testament, with emphasis on prophetic historical books and examines the historical and geographical setting and place of the Israelites in the ancient Middle East as background to the writings. The course employs historical-critical methods of research and analysis of biblical texts. Students will be required to read the New Revised Standard Version of the Holy Bible, published by Oxford University Press.
Dr. Thomas L. Long (Professor of English and Humanities) earned an M.A. in Theology with his thesis on narrative hermeneutics and a Ph.D. in English with a dissertation on AIDS and American apocalypticism. He is chairman and delegate of the Literature and Religion Division of the Modern Language Association.
(Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student's placement.) The course fulfills a humanities elective requirement in many TNCC curricula and is transferable to other colleges and universities.