UCBP 101: Biblical
Perspectives
Mon., Wed., Fri.
10:30 to 11:35am, 318 Chapman Hall
David R. Bains, Associate Professor
Office: 325 Chapman Hall, phone: 726-2879, email: drbains@samford.edu
Office Hours: TBA.
Course Description & Objectives:
This
Course examines the historical
context and religious teachings of the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures. It seeks to cultivate the critical
competencies necessary for the academic study of traditional religious texts,
while at the same time considering the application of those texts to human
life. This course builds upon Cultural
Perspectives I & II and is typically taken in the second year.
Students
will :
·
develop an
understanding of the historical context in which the Bible took shape
·
appreciate the
development of religious thought within the biblical period
·
examine how
biblical teachings have been and are interpreted and applied
·
use a variety of
modern critical methods for studying the Bible, including Historical Criticism,
Social-Scientific Criticism, and Cultural Criticism (such as Feminist,
African-American or Post-Colonial Criticism).
Required Textbooks: (available at the Samford University Bookstore)
Aland,
Kurt, ed. Synopsis of the Four Gospels:
Fortress Press, 1983. ISBN 0826705006
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Discipleship.
Translated by Barbara Green and Reinhard Krauss. Vol. 4, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Works.
Chance, J. Bradley, and Milton P. Horne. Rereading
the Bible: An Introduction to the Biblical Story.
Harrelson,
Walter J., ed. The New Interpreter's
Study Bible: New Revised Standard Version with the Apocrypha.
Powell,
Mark Allan. Fortress Introduction to the
Gospels.
Roberts, J. Deotis. Bonhoeffer and King:
Speaking Truth to Power.