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Apr 18, 2024
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CLWR 4450X - Sex and the Bible
In “Sex and the Bible” we look carefully and critically at how concepts of sex, gender, and sexuality are used in the Bible and later biblical interpretation as a fundamental means of shaping and reshaping the interpreter’s world in ways both foreign and familiar to modern understandings. We look at the interpretation of the Biblical texts especially as they informed Judeo-Christian thinking about social norms and issues in post-biblical periods. We encounter and examine such topics as gender construction, sexual orientation, taboos, prostitution, idolatry-adultery, family relations, cross-cultural marriage, slavery and trafficking, erotic literature, among others. We interrogate the biblical texts and engage a variety of methods when doing so.
Requisites: One course in CLWR or CLAS or CLAR or WGSS or Instructor permission
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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