| Title: | Dead Sea Scrolls |
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| Course Section Number: | REL-350-01 |
| Department: | Religion |
| Description: | As the imperial forces of Rome moved through the region of Palestina in the second century CE, a group of ancient Jews hid over eight hundred manuscripts in a cave system located at Qumran, just 13 miles outside of Jerusalem. The discovery of these documents in the 1950s was a landmark event for the study of ancient Judaism and the New Testament. These jars were full of biblical manuscripts, noncanonical texts (scripturesque), ancient commentaries, communal documents, apocalypses, and more. In this course, we will critically investigate the Qumran library with an eye towards the New Testament and the world of Second Temple Judaism (500BCE-70CE). Topics of focus include apocalypse, ritual purity, legal interpretation, expansion of scripture, and sectarianism. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | January 20, 2025 |
| End Date: | May 10, 2025 |
| Meeting Information: |
01/21/2025-05/08/2025 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 02:40PM - 03:55PM, Room to be Announced
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| Faculty: | Campbell, Warren |
Course Status
| Section Name/Title | Status | Dept. | Capacity |
Enrolled/ Available/ Waitlist |
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REL-350-01
Dead Sea Scrolls |
OPEN | Religion | 16 | 3 / 13 / 0 |