Religions and Cultures (RLCT) - The Bible As Cultural Text
ENGL 2127 The Bible As Cultural Text
Prerequisites:
Three credits of 1000 level ENGL (excluding ENGL 1501, ENGL 1502) or any 18 credits completed (excluding ENGL 1501, ENGL 1502,
ENGL 2001,
ENGL 2011)
Antirequisites:
RLCT 2127
Hours:
Two hours of lecture and one hour of tutorial per week for one term.
Credits:
3
Description:
From modern cinema to poetry, pop fiction to Broadway, the Bible pervades the Western cultural imagination. Students examine the stories and poetry of the Bible through the lens of literature, film, art and music. Topics may include the Fall, sacrifice, suffering, sexuality, the body, heroism, authorship, and death. This course is also offered as
RLCT 2127.