COURSE SCHDULE

9/11 F Opening Session

I INTRODUCTION TO BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL THEMES IN LITERATURE
9/14 M Rolvaag, Giants in the Earth (pp. 1-150)
W Giants (pp. 151-285)
F Giants (pp. 286-453)
9/21 M Theological and biblicalthemes in Giants
W Osborne, Luther
F Conclude Luther

II. THE OLD TESTAMENT: ITS NARATIVE ART AND THEOLOGY
9/28 M Creation and Fall: Genesis 1-3
W Lawrence' poem "Snake"
F Literary treatments of the Fall: Milton (handout)
10/5 M Milton continued
W The Primeval History: Genesis 4-11; handout, the Gilgamesh Epic
F The Patriarchal Sagas: Genesis 12-35
10/12 M The Paltriarchal Sagas, cont'd. (handout, Gunkel, The Legends of
Genseis, pp. 1-36)
W The Joseph Story: Genesis 37, 39-50
F Moses, Liberation and the Torah: Exodus 1-18, 19-22
10/19 M Saul, First King of Israel: 1 Samuel 8-11; 13-16; 18-19; 28:3-25; 31
W History of David's Court: 2 Samuel 6-7; 11-18; 24; 1 Kings 1-2
F EXAM
(FALL BREAK)

III TRAGEDY AND THE SEARCH FOR ORDER AND MEANING
10/28 W Sophocles, Oedipus Rex
F Oedipus
11/2 M The Book of Job (1-12; 38-42)
W Job/Ecclesiastes (1-12)
F Mac Leish's J.B.
11/9 M Jewish/Christian Apocalyptic: Daniel 7-12; Revelation (1; 4-9, 13-21)

IV THE NEW TESTAMENT: ITS NARRATIVE ART AND LITERARY RELATIVES
W Introduction to the Synoptic Gospels (handout)
F Mark 1-8
11/16 M Mark 9-16
W Mark compared with Luke and Matthew (selections)
F Theissen, In the Shadow of the Galilean. pp. 1-95
11/23M no class
11/25 W Theissen, pp. 97-186
(THANKSGIVING BREAK)
11/30 M Gospel of John 1-12
W John 13-21
F Endo, Silence
12/7 M Silence, cont'd
W Paul's Letter to the Romans, chaps 1-8
F Melville's Billy Budd
12/14 M< Billy Budd, cont'd
FINAL EXAM 12/17