NOTE:
Register for one recitation from sections 151-157 with lecture section
150.
Description of Material Being Covered (Sec. 150)
: Several works of Classical literature will be read and discussed.
The purpose of this is to introduce the student to how the same human experiences
are understood and valued differently in different cultures. The reason for reading
this particular material is that classical authors succeeded in observing and
understanding human behavior better than anyone since. Their understanding has
profoundly influenced the development of western civilization.
Method of Instruction (Sec. 150): Lectures,
discussion and questions in recitation sections.
Number and Types of Assignments (Sec. 150):
Daily reading of assigned works.
Examination Policies and Grading Information (Sec. 150)
: Two multiple-choice hour exams and essays. The hour exams will
count for 50% of the grade. Essays and recitation discussion will count for the
other 50%.
CLAS 180, SEC. 250 - CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
Call#
Type
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
2529
Lecture B
3
250
1100a-1150a
TR
BEAD E103
G. Watley
2531
Recitation B
--
252
1030a-1120a
W
CBA 206
Dawn Gilley
2532
Recitation B
--
253
1130a-1220p
W
CBA 342
Dawn Gilley
2533
Recitation B
--
254
1230p-0120p
W
HENZ 109
Dawn Gilley
2535
Recitation B
--
256
0130p-0220p
W
BURN 231
G. Watley
NOTE: Register for
one recitation from sections 252-256 with lecture section 250.
Description of Material Being Covered (Sec. 250): The stories,
gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, monsters and villains, themes and images of ancient
Greek and Roman mythology continue to influence Western culture in myriad ways. In this course
we will read a representative selection of the great works of ancient literature through which
Classical Mythology has come down to us and seek to answer the questions "What is myth?" and
"What is it good for?"
This course will help students achieve the following goals: familiarity
with the main sources, characters, plots and settings of classical myths; familiarity with some
of the more influential theories of myth, both ancient and contemporary; awareness of some of the
more significant interactions between classical myths and both ancient and contemporary Western
culture; and ability to critically evaluate contemporary recitations, citations, and allusions
to classical myths.
Required Books (Sec. 250):
Apollodorus, The Library of Greek Mythology (tr.Hard);
HomerThe Essential Homer: Selections from the Iliad & the Odyssey (tr. Lombardo);
Euripides, Ten Plays (tr. Roche);
Hesiod, Works & Days & Theogony (tr. Lombardo);
Sophocles, The Three Theban Plays (tr. Fagles);
Aeschylus, The Oresteia (tr. Fagles); The Homeric Hymns (tr. Sargent);
Powell, Barry B., A Short Introduction to Classical Myth
Method of Instruction (Sec. 250): Lecture and discussion.
Number and Types of Assignments (Sec. 250): Daily
reading of assigned works, participation in recitation discussion, and two short papers.
Examination Policies and Grading Information (Sec. 250):
Mid-term exam (20%); final exam (20%); two short papers (20% each = 40%); attendance, pop
quizzes, and participation in recitation discussions (20%).
CLAS 180C, SEC. 101 - CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
2520
3
101
0630p-0920p
T
AND 11
G. Watley
Description of Material Being Covered: The stories,
gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, monsters and villains, themes and images of ancient
Greek and Roman mythology continue to influence Western culture in myriad ways. In this
course we will read a representative selection of the great works of ancient literature
through which Classical mythology has come down to us and seek to answer the questions
"What is myth?" and "What is it good for?"
Required Books (Sec. 250):
Apollodorus, The Library of Greek Mythology (tr.Hard);
HomerThe Essential Homer: Selections from the Iliad & the Odyssey (tr. Lombardo);
Euripides, Ten Plays (tr. Roche);
Hesiod, Works & Days & Theogony (tr. Lombardo);
Sophocles, The Three Theban Plays (tr. Fagles);
Aeschylus, The Oresteia (tr. Fagles); The Homeric Hymns (tr. Sargent);
Powell, Barry B., A Short Introduction to Classical Myth
Method of Instruction: Lecture and discussion.
Number and Types of Assignments: Weekly readings
and two short papers.
Examination Policies and Grading Information: Weekly
quizzes, mid-term exam, and final exam. Attendance = (20%) of final grade, quizzes = 20%,
mid-term exam = 20%, final exam = 20%, two short papers = 20% (10% each).
CLAS 205 - INTRODUCTION TO
THE HEBREW BIBLE
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
2537
3
001
0830a-0920a
MWF
AND 11
S. Crawford
Cross-Listed with Religious Studies
205 and Judaic Studies 205.
Description of Material Being Covered: The purpose
of this course is to provide the student with an overview of the texts of the Hebrew
Bible/Old Testament, to place those texts in a historical context, and to learn the
methods of interpretation which scholars use when working with the text. The class will
include material on the history of Ancient Israel, society and culture, gender roles,
and archaeology. No prior knowledge of the Bible is assumed.
Required Books:
Frank S. Frick, A Journey Through the Hebrew Scriptures; Bible (any translation, preferably one including the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books);
OPTIONAL: Coogan, Michael D. (Editor), The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books New Revised Standard Version, Oxford Univ. Press
Method of Instruction: Lecture and discussion.
Number and Types of Assignments: Weekly readings,
a short oral presentation, and several short papers.
Examination Policies and Grading Information: Occasional
quizzes and a final short paper. Attndance and quizzes = 15% of final grade, oral presentation
= 10%, short papers = 60%, final paper = 15%
CLAS 233 - SCIENCE IN THE
CLASSICAL WORLD
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
8446
3
001
1230P-0120P
MWF
AND 11
T. Winter
PREQ: Sophomore standing.
Description of Material Being Covered: This course
deals with Greek concepts of the natural and physical world, and looks with deep
perspective at the interplay of technological development and cultural change. As now
taught, it uses one general history of science and three book-length primary sources
to see, for instance, Aristotle struggle with physics and mechanics in a time before
pi, a time before inertia, a time before mechanical advantage, a time before the
understanding of second-degree and third-degree levers; to see ancient medical
writers attempt a unified theory of disease in a time before the misroscope; and
finally, in Vitruvius to see a Roman comprehension and synthesis of this
understanding of the natural and physical world. In addition to subjects based
on readings, the professor will present materials for which a good ancient
written source does not exist but where the surviving materials themselves
are the source. (e.g. the development of the lathe, the development of ancient
metalwork, and others).
Required Books:
Farrington, Benjamin, Greek Science: Its Meaning For Us, Spokesman Books;
Artistotle, Minor Works (Loeb Class Lib #307);
Lloyd, Hippocratic Writings, Penguin;
Lucretius, Why Things Are, Indiana Univ. Press;
Vitruvius, The Ten Books on Architecture, Dover Pub. (It should be noted that when a Roman said architectura our "civil engineering" was meant.)
Method of Instruction: Lectures, slides, demonstrations.
Number and Types of Assignments: The students
typically substitute a short paper (3 pages) for one of the quizzes. Also, each student
is required to do individual research which results either in an essay of about 10 pages,
or a project.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:
Bi-weekly quizzes and a final examination.
CLAS 282 - WORLD OF CLASSICAL
ROME
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
2538
3
001
0130p-0220p
MWF
AND 11
T. Winter
PREQ: Sophomore standing.
Cross-Listed with English 240B.
Description of Material Being Covered: This course
covers many of the most important works of Latin Literature in English, with two main
purposes: A. To study the literature per se; B. To use the literature as documents
from which to see the culture of the Romans.
Required Books:
Catullus, Poems of Catullus (tr. Whigham), Penguin;
Horace, Horace: Complete Odes & Epodes (tr. Shepherd), Penguin;
Juvenal, Satires of Juvenal (tr. Humphries), Indiana Univ. Press;
Plautus, Pot of Gold & Other Plays (tr. Watling), Penguin;
Polybius, Riso of the Roman Empire (tr. Scott-Kilvert), Penguin;
Cicero, On Government, Penguin;
Radice, Betty, Terence: Comedies, John Hopkins Univ. Press;
Virgil, Aeneid of Virgil (tr. Humphries), Pearson.
Examination Policy: There will be a test of the
end of each of the seven source documents. Each student will do a presentation. There
will be a comprehensive final exam.
CLAS 306 - 2ND TEMPLE JUDAISM
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
7686
3
001
0230p-0345p
MW
AND 11
S. Crawford
Cross-Listed with Religious Studies
306 and Judaic Studies 306.
Description of Material Being Covered: This course
will examine the history and throut of the land of Israel and the Jewish people between
the destruction of Solomon's Temple in 587BCE and the destruction of the Second Temple
by the Roman Empire in 70CE. The course thus falls between Introduction to the
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (Classics 205) and Early Christianity
(Classics 307). We will read works from the Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha
, the Pseudepigrapha and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Required Books:
Gorenberg, Gershom, The End of Days: Fundamentalism and the Struggle for the Temple Mount, Oxford Univ. Press ;
Collins, John J., The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature, Eardman's Pub. Co.;
Boyer, Paul S. When Time Shall Be No More: Prophecy Belief in Modern American Culture, Harvard Univ. Press;
Charlesworth, James H. (Editor), The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha: Apocalyptic Literature and Testaments, Doubleday;
Vermes, Geza, The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English, Penguin; Bible (any translation, preferably one including the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books);
OPTIONAL: Coogan, Michael D. (Editor), The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books (New Revised Standard Version), Oxford Univ. Press
Method of Instruction: Lectures and discussion.
Number and Types of Assignments: Reading of
assigned works, class attendance and participation.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:
Three in-class exams and a short paper.
CLAS 307/807 -
EARLY CHRISTIANITY
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
8253/8254
3
001
0200p-0315p
TR
Teac 105
J. Turner
Cross-Listed with Religious Studies
307 and History 307/807.
Description of Material Being Covered:
Introduction to the history, institutions and thought of early Christianity from the
beginnings until A.D. 150 as reconstructed from the New Testament and other early
Christian literature.
Required Books:
The New Testament (RSV);
Duling and Perrin, Introduction to the New Testament;
Dungan and Cartlidge, Documents for the Study of the Gospels;
Throckmorton, Gospel Parallels
Method of Instruction: Mostly lecture,
but ample opportunity for discussion.
Number and Types of Assignments: To be
announced.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:
Short quizzes, mid-term, and final exam.
CLAS 308 -
HISTORY OF COMPARATIVE RELIGION
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
2539
3
001
1230p-0145p
TR
AND 11
G. Watley
Cross-Listed with Religion 308
and History 308.
Description of Material Being Covered: Introductory
survey of seven major religious traditions--Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist,
Jewish, Christian, Islamic. The focus of the course is on the academic study of
religion through a comparative approach, engaging each tradition with the critical
tools of religious studies scholarship. We will explore and analyze the assumptions
of each tradition, including their truth claims; the role of scripture; the status
of women; and the historical roots of present-day conflicts.
Required Books:
Arvind Sharma, Our Religions;
Robert E. van Voorst (ed.), Anthology of World Scriptures, 4th Edition;
Charles Kimball, When Religion Becomes Evil
Method of Instruction: Lecture/discussion, in-class and on blackboard.
Number and Types of Assignments:
1. Bi-weekly readings of both primary and secondary source materials,
2. Regular attendance,
3. Active participation in class discussions,
4. Active participation in course discussion boards on blackboard, and
5. Two essay exams (mid-term and end-of-term).
Examination Policies and Grading Information:
Final grade is the average of the two exams and two participation grades.
CLAS 320 - CLASSICAL WORLD:
ARCHAEOLOGY
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
7685
3
001
1100a-1215p
TR
NH W129
P. Demers
PREQ: Sophomore
standing.
Objective: The objective of this course is to
familiarize students with the nature of the archaeological record and subsequent
interpretation for classical Greece and the Roman Empire as well as the civilizations
of Egypt and the Near East. The course is intended as a survey of the sites, monuments,
architecture and artistic styles that form the material record these groups left behind.
This class also stresses the historical and contemporary impact of archaeological
finds for understanding the dynamics of interaction within the ancient world.
Required Books:
Aldred, Cyril, The Egyptians (Ancient Peoples and Places) 3rd Revised Edition;
Roux, Georges, Ancient Iraq, 3rd Edition;
Potter, T.W., Roman Italy;
Whitley, James, The Archaeology of Ancient Greece
Method of Instruction: The method will be to
examine the cultural and historical development of these societies and to compare
these experiences within the context of the Mediterranean world and beyond. The grapic
presentation of architectural and material remains will form an integral part of the
course. These will be derived from slides, printed matter, and web-based images.
Students will also learn how to record and analyze objects in an archaeological format.
The course will consist of four major units: 1) the Near East; 2) Egypt; 3) Greece; 4)
the Roman Empire.
Evaluation: Evaluation will consist of class
participation, a quiz after each section, and a term paper consisting of a
student-generated material analysis or architectural analysis addressing a larger
question/problem in the study of these civilizations.
CLAS 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
****
1-6
001
Arranged
Arranged
Arranged
Staff
PREQ: Permission of
Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460).
CLAS 399H - HONORS COURSE
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
****
1-4
001
Arranged
Arranged
Arranged
Staff
PREQ: Candidate for
degree with distinction or with high distinction or with highest distinction in
the College of Arts and Sciences. Obtain call # from Classics office (472-2460)
CLAS 410/810 -
GNOSTICISM
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
7690/7692
3
001
1100a-1215p
TR
And 241
J. Turner
Cross-Listed with Religious
Studies 410.
Description of Material Being Covered: A survey
of the secret sritings of the Egyptian Gnostics and their relation to Judaism,
Christianity and the pagan religions of the first three centuries. The question o
f the nature, origin, development, and influence of Gnosticism will be discussed.
Required Books:
James M. Robinson, editor, The Nag Hammadi Library in English;
Kurt Rudolph, Gnosis;
Elaine H. Pagels, The Gnostic Gospels;
Bentley Layton, The Gnostic Scriptures
Method of Instruction: The course will be
conducted as a seminar with occasional lectures by the instructor and presentations
by students on selected Gnostic texts.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:
The student's work will be evaluated on the basis of a term paper, oral class
presentation, and class participation.
CLAS 483/883 -
CLASSICAL DRAMA
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
8258/8259
3
001
1030a-1120a
MWF
AND 11
T. Winter
PREQ: Senior
Standing
Cross-Listed with English
440.
Description of Material Being Covered:
A history of ideas approach to Greek and Roman drama. Some familiarity with the
Homeric poems as a source of background information is desirable.
Required Books (Sec. 150):
Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound/The Suppliants/Seven Against Thebes/The Persians, Penguin;
Sophocles, The Theban Plays, Penguin;
Euripides, Bacchae & Other Plays, Penguin;
Aristophanes, The Complete Plays of Aristophanes, Bantam Books;
Menander, Norma M. Plays and Fragments, Penguin;
Plautus, The Pot of Gold and Other Plays, Penguin;
Radice, Betty, Terence: The Comedies, John Hopkins Univ. Press;
Seneca, Four Tragedies and Octavia, Penguin
Examination Policy: A mid-term exam and a final exam, both essay type; quizzes; presentations. In addition, the graduate students will write a research paper on a topic of interest to them.
GREK 102 - ELEMENTARY
GREEK II
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
4278
5
001
1130a-1220p
MTWRF
AND 11
T. Rinkevich
Description of Material Being Covered: This
course is a continuation of Greek 101. The purpose of the course is to develop in
the student the ability to read Classical and Koine Greek.
Required Books:
Rinkevich, Thomas E. The Structure of Attic Greek, Nonce Press;
Liddell & Scott, Abridged Greek-English Lexicon, Oxford Univ. Press
Method of Instruction: Primarily supervised
translation and analysis of Greek prose, with grammatical study.
Number and Types of Assignments: There will
be assignments from each lesson on forms and meanings.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:
There will be daily quizzes; the lowest 10% of the quiz grades will be dropped.
GREK 304 -
GREEK COMPOSITION II
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
7695
1
001
Arranged
Arranged
Arranged
T. Rinkevich
PREQ: Greek 303
Description of Material Being Covered: This
course is a continuation of Greek 303
Required Books: L.W.P. Lewis and L.M. Styler,
Foundations for Greek Prose Composition.
Method of Instruction: Analysis of student
performance. Explanations of grammatical structures.
Number and Types of Assignments: Weekly
translation assignments.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:
The grade is based on the translation exercises.
GREK 361 - HOMER
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
4279
3
001
1030a-1120a
MWF
AND 241
T. Rinkevich
PREQ: Greek 371 or
372.
Description of Material Being Covered: Translation
and study of selections from the works of Homer. (Readings in the original in the
Iliad, covering as much of the Troid plain as time and talent permit.
Recitation of memorized lines of Homer is a traditional requirement in this course.)
Required Books: Homer, Iliad, Book I
With Notes and Vocabulary by P.A. Draper.
Method of Instruction: In-class translation
and discussion.
Number and Types of Assignments: To be
announced.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:
One exam, at least, and perhaps occasional quizzes. Performance counts!
GREK 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
****
1-6
001
Arranged
Arranged
Arranged
Staff
PREQ: Permission of
Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460).
GREK 399H - HONORS COURSE
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
****
3
001
Arranged
Arranged
Arranged
Staff
PREQ: Candidate
for degree with distinction or with high distinction or with highest distinction
in the College of Arts and Sciences. Obtain call # from Classics office (472-2460)
GREK 462/862 - AESCHYLUS
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
7693/7694
3
001
1045a-1200a
TR
And 145
V. Leinieks
PREQ: Greek 361 or
permission of the Instructor.
Description of Material Being Covered: Reading
and discussion of the Prometheus Bound and Suppliants of Aeschylus.
Required Books: The Teubner edition of
Prometheus and Supplices by Martin L. West.
Method of Instruction: Reading and discussion
of the Greek text.
Number and Types of Assignments: Daily translation,
term papers, also oral reports by graduate students.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:
Grade based on classroom performance. Possibly a final examination.
GREK 896 - READING AND RESEARCH
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
****
1-6
001
Arranged
Arranged
Arranged
Staff
PREQ: Permission of
Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460).
GREK 899 - MASTERS THESIS
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
4285
1-10
001
Arranged
Arranged
Arranged
Staff
PREQ: Admission
to the Masters Degree Program and permission of Major Advisor.
GREK 962 - SEMINAR IN
GREEK LITERATURE: GREEK PHILOSOPHICAL PROSE
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
4286
3
001
0130p-0320p
W
And 241
J. Turner
Note: THIS COURSE WILL
ONLY BE TAUGHT IF THERE IS ENOUGH INTEREST.
CONTACT PROFESSOR TURNER AT 472-7008 IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.
Description of Material Being Covered:
Selections from the original Greek writings of Philosophers-Epicurean, Stoic,
Phythagorean, Middleplatonic, and Neo-platonic--from the fourth century BC until
the fourth century AD will be read and form the basis for a study of Hellenistic
and Graeco-Roman philosophy. The texts of the period are mostly quotations from
later, often Byzantine doxographers, and so will be made available in a single
volume anthology. The course will operate at two levels: 1) a working class for
students who have had two years of Greek, and 2) by permission of the instructor,
a limited number of non-Greek-reading students will be invited to follow along
on the basis of English tranlations. Meeting times will be arranged to accommodate
these separate needs and level of linguistic training.
Required Books: Saunders, Jason L. (Ed.),
Greek & Roman Philosophy After Aristotle, Free Press.
Method of Instruction: Seminar: weekly recitation,
discussion; brief expositions by instructor.
Number and Types of Assignments: To be announced.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:
Evaluated recitation; term paper.
LATN 102 - ELEMENTARY LATIN
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
4739
5
001
0930a-1020a
MTWRF
AND 11
V. Leinieks
Description of Material Being Covered:
Continuation of Latin 101.
Required Books: V. Leinieks,
The Structure of Latin.
Method of Instruction:
Explanations of the linguistic structure of Latin. Class recitation.
Number and Types of Assignments:
Memorization of paradigms. Translation and analysis of Latin sentences and
towards the end of the semester, longer passages.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:
The course grade will be based on the daily quizzes.
LATN 201 - INTERMEDIATE
LATIN
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
7697
3
001
1230p-0120p
MWF
AND 241
R. Gorman
Description of Material Being Covered:
This course has been redesigned to serve as an accelerated introduction to
reading Latin for the student who has little or no background in the subject.
We will move rapidly from learning the basic morphology to reading extended
prose passages. The workload will be heavy and dedication will be required.
Latin 201 is well suited to graduate students and motivated advanced undergraduates.
Required Books:
Wheelock, Frederic M., Wheelock's Latin;
Comeau, Paul T., Workbook for Wheelock's Latin;
Groton, Anne H., Thirty-Eight Latin Stories.
Prerequisites: None. Note well that high school Latin is not expected or required.
Method of Instruction: Students will learn by doing through extensive in-class translation and form drills.
Number and Types of Assignments: In addition to the drill, frequent quizzes and a mid-term and a final exam will make up the final grade.
LATN 302 - LATIN POETRY
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
4740
3
001
0230p-0320p
MWF
AND 122
R. Gorman
PREQ:
Latin 201 or 301.
Description of Material Being Covered:
Latin 302 is a continuation of Latin 301. Students will be introduced to
some of the greatest works of Latin poetry as they continue their skills at
translation and grammatical analysis.
Number and Types of Assignments:
Grammar drills, translation and sentence analysis exercises, reading and
discussion and at least one quiz every class.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:
To be announced.
LATN 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
****
1-6
001
Arranged
Arranged
Arranged
Staff
PREQ: Permission
of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460).
LATN 399H - HONORS COURSE
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
****
3
001
Arranged
Arranged
Arranged
Staff
PREQ: Candidate
for degree with distinction or with high distinction or with highest distinction
in the College of Arts and Sciences. Obtain call # from Classics office (472-2460)
LATN 456/856 - LATIN OF
THE MIDDLE AGES
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
7698/7699
3
001
0530p-0830p
T
AND 241
N. Adkin
Description of Material Being Covered:
Representative texts.
Required Books: Texts will be supplied.
Method of Instruction: Quizzes, mid-term,
and final consisting of translation and interpretation.
Number and Types of Assignments: To be announced.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:
To be announced.
LATN 896 - READING AND
RESEARCH
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
****
1-6
001
Arranged
Arranged
Arranged
Staff
PREQ:
Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460).
LATN 899 - MASTERS THESIS
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
4747
1-10
001
Arranged
Arranged
Arranged
Staff
LATN 942 - SEMINAR IN LATIN
LITERATURE
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
4748
3
001
Arranged
Arranged
Arranged
Staff
HEBR 102 - ELEMENTARY
BIBLICAL HEBREW
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
7696
5
001
0930a-1020a
MTWRF
AND 241
S. Burnett
PREQ: Hebrew 101
or permission of Instructor.
Description of Material Being Covered:
This course will introduce you to the language of the Hebrew Bible, which Jews refer
to as the Tanak and Christians as the Old Testament. In this course you will learn
to recognize and form Hebrew nouns and will study the verbal system. By the end of
the semester you will be able to read simple Hebrew sentences. By the end of the
semester you will be able to read simple prose passages from the Hebrew Bible.
Required Books:
Seow, C.L., A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew, Abingdon, 1995; Hebrew Scriptures, ed. N. Snaith, United Bible Societies;
Holladay, William L., A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament.
Method of Instruction: Seminar style; in-class recitation.
Number and Types of Assignments: Frequent short quizzes on grammar and vocabulary, frequent homework assignments.
Examination Policies: Three examinations.
HEBR 399 - INDEPENDENT
STUDY
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
****
1-3
001
Arranged
Arranged
Arranged
Staff
PREQ: Permission
of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460).
HEBR 896 - READING AND
RESEARCH
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
****
1-6
001
Arranged
Arranged
Arranged
Staff
PREQ: Permission of
Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460).
RELG 120W - WORLD RELIGIONS
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
****
3
001
1030a-1145a
TR
308 Old Main
R. Lester
NOTE: This course
is taught at NE Wesleyan University.
PREQ: Permission
from Classics office (472-2460).
Description of Material Being Covered: This
course is a study of the cultural settings, lives of founders when appropriate, oral
or written traditions and literature, worldviews, myths, rituals, ideals of conduct
and development of some of the world's religions. Following a brief examination of
possible evidence of religious practice among prehistoric peoples, religions studies
will typically include tribal religions, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Taoism,
Confucianism, Shinto, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and Bahai.
Readings, visitations to differing religious communities, videotapes and World Wide
Web sites will help introduce and illustrate not only the cultural settings in which
these religions appear, but also the voices and faces of contemporary religious
practitioners.
Required Books: Lewis M. Hopfe, Mark K. Woodward,
Religions of the World (8th edition).
Method of Instruction: Lecture/discussion. 50%
of the class is primary documents.
Course Requirements: As indicated above, course
requirements will not only include the elements you have previously listed, but also
two 3-4 page reports on visits to religious communities different from the student's
own. At least one, if not both of these visitations must be to a differing faith
community, i.e. not just different "denomination" of the same religious faith community
to which the student may belong. For instance, although Catholic students might choose
to attend a Protestant or Eastern Orthodox service for one of these visitation reports,
any type of Christian student must also visit at least one (and may choose to visit two)
of the following differing faith communities that are also available in Lincoln-Native
American, Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Muslim or Bahai.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:
The final semester's grade will be derived from the following:
Ten 1-2 page Video Responses, posted to the WEB site fot the course 20%
Test 1 on Pre-historic and Tribal Religions and the Religions of India 20%
Test 2 on Religions of China and Japan 20%
Test 3 on Religions of the Middle East 20%
Two 3-4 page visitation reports, as described above 20%
Total Grade 100%.
RELG 150 - EXPLAINING RELIGION
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
7700
3
001
0200p-0315p
TR
TEAC 205
D. Crawford
Description of Material Being Covered:
The course will try to determine what religion is as it is manifested
in various religious beliefs and practices. What is common to all religions? We
will explore how religion attempts to reach beyond the natural realm to an ideal
and sacred sphere. We look at the role of sacred texts, doctrines, myths, and
profound experiences in religion. Is evil a religious concept? How do
different religions deal with evil both within and without its own borders?
Our approach will be cross-cultural and comparative--illustrating our claims
about religion with examples from both western and non-western religions.
Required Books:
Gary Kessler, Studying Religion: An Introduction Through Cases, McGraw Hall;
and a course packet
Method of Instruction: Lecture and discussion.
Number and Types of Assignments:
Requirements will include several short papers (one will involve a presentation),
a mid-term and either a final take-lhome exam or a final paper. There is also a
"fieldwork" requirement to visit and report on some group that practices a faith
other than your own.
Examination Polices and Grading Information:
RELG 205 - INTRODUCTION
TO THE HEBREW BIBLE
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
6739
3
001
0830a-0920a
MWF
AND 11
S. Crawford
Cross-Listed with Classics
205 and Judaic Studies 205.
Description of Material Being Covered:
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an overview
of the texts of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, to place those texts in a
historical context, and to learn the methods of interpretation which scholars
use when working with the text. The class will include material on the history
of Ancient Israel, society and culture, gender roles, and archaeology. No prior
knowledge of the Bible is assumed.
Required Books:
Frank S. Frick, A Journey Through the Hebrew Scriptures; Bible (any translation, preferably one including the apocryphal/deuterocanonical books)
Method of Instruction: Lecture and discussion.
Number and Types of Assignments: Weekly readings,
a short oral presentation, and several short papers.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:
Occasional quizzes and a final short paper. Attndance and quizzes = 15% of final
grade, oral presentation = 10%, short papers = 60%, final paper = 15%
RELG 306 - 2ND TEMPLE
JUDAISM
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
7688
3
001
0230p-0345p
MW
AND 11
S. Crawford
Cross-Listed with
Classics 306 and Judaic Studies 306.
Description of Material Being Covered:
This course will examine the history and throut of the land of Israel
and the Jewish people between the destruction of Solomon's Temple in 587BCE
and the destruction of the Second Temple by the Roman Empire in 70CE. The
course thus falls between Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
(Classics 205) and Early Christianity (Classics 307). We will
read works from the Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha, the
Pseudepigrapha and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Required Books: Bible with the Apocrypha (New Revised Standard Version); The Dead Sea Scrolls in English (G. Vermes); Jewish Literature Betwen the Bible and the Mishnah (G. Nickelsburg); From the Maccabees to the Mishnah (S.D. Cohen);
course packet.
Method of Instruction: Lectures and discussion.
Number and Types of Assignments: Reading of assigned works, class attendance and participation.
Examination Policies and Grading Information: Three in-class exams and a short paper.
RELG 307 - EARLY CHRISTIANITY
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
8257
3
001
0200p-0315p
TR
Teac 105
J. Turner
Cross-Listed with Classics 307/807
and History 307/807.
Description of Material Being Covered:
Introduction to the history, institutions and thought of early Christianity
from the beginnings until A.D. 150 as reconstructed from the New Testament and
other early Christian literature.
Required Books: The New Testament (RSV);
Duling and Perrin, Introduction to the New Testament;
Dungan and Cartlidge, Documents for the Study of the Gospels;
Throckmorton, Gospel Parallels
Method of Instruction: Mostly lecture,
but ample opportunity for discussion.
Number and Types of Assignments: To be announced.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:
Short quizzes, mid-term, and final exam.
RELG 308 - HISTORY OF
COMPARATIVE RELIGION
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
6740
3
001
1230p-0145p
TR
AND 11
G. Watley
Cross-Listed with Classics
308 and History 308
Description of Material Being Covered:
Introductory survey of seven major religious traditions--Hindu, Buddhist,
Confucian, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Islamic. The focus of the course is
on the academic study of religion through a comparative approach, engaging
each tradition with the critical tools of religious studies scholarship. We
will explore and analyze the assumptions of each tradition, including their
truth claims; the role of scripture; the status of women; and the historical
roots of present-day conflicts.
Required Books:
Sharma, Arvind (ed.), Our Religions;
van Voorst, Robert E. (ed.), Anthology of World Scriptures, 4th ed.;
Kimball, Charles, When Religion Becomes Evil
Method of Instruction: Lecture/discussion, in-class and on blackboard.
Number and Types of Assignments:
1. Bi-weekly readings of both primary and secondary source materials,
2. Regular attendance,
3. Active participation in class discussions,
4. Active participation in course discussion boards on blackboard, and
5. Two essay exams (mid-term and end-of-term).
Examination Policies and Grading Information: Final grade is the average of the two exams and two participation grades.
RELG 398 - SPECIAL TOPICS-RELIGION
AND REFORM: UTOPIAN AND COMMUNAL SOCIETIES IN AMERICA
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
8267
3
001
0930a-1045a
TR
Mabl 234
P. Demers
Description of Material Being Covered:
The desire to reform religious practice and create new social orders has been
a long and enduring feature of the American experience. Many of these movements
resulted in the founding of new splinter communities often referred to as "utopian",
"communal" or "intentional" societies. This course examines the belief systems,
organization, and spiritual and secular challenges to these groups. In turn,
the course will also examine the impact of these societies and their beliefs
on American society as a whole.
Required Books:
Pitzer, Donald E., America's Communal Utopias, Univ. of North Carolina Press;
Nordhoff, Charles, American Utopias, Berkshire House Pubs.;
Zellner, W.W., Extraordinary Groups 7th Edition;
Schaer, Ronald, Utopia: The Search for the Ideal Society in the Western World, Oxford Univ. Press
Method of Instruction: The primary activity will be the examination of such groups via a series of case studies. These will include groups such as the Shakers, Oneida Community, Old Order Amish, The Father Divine Movement, Mormons, Hutterites, and Harmonists among others. The course will consist of 4 major units: 1) An introduction including definitions, typologies, and early colonial forms 2) Radical Pietist Communities 3) Radical Puritan Communities 4) Christian and Contemporary communities.
Evaluation: Evaluation will consist of class
participation, a term paper, and an oral class presentation.
RELG 410 - GNOSTICISM
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
8538
3
001
1100a-1215p
TR
AND 241
J. Turner
Cross-Listed with Classics
410/810.
Description of Material Being Covered:
A survey of the secret sritings of the Egyptian Gnostics and their relation
to Judaism, Christianity and the pagan religions of the first three centuries.
The question of the nature, origin, development, and influence of Gnosticism
will be discussed.
Required Books:
James M. Robinson, editor, The Nag Hammadi Library in English;
Kurt Rudolph, Gnosis; Elaine H. Pagels, The Gnostic Gospels; Bentley Layton, The Gnostic Scriptures
Method of Instruction: The course will be conducted as a seminar with occasional lectures by the instructor and presentations by students on selected Gnostic texts.
Examination Policies and Grading Information: The student's work will be evaluated on the basis of a term paper, oral class presentation, and class participation.
UHON 395H - REASONED FAITH
Call#
Cr Hrs
Sec
Time
Days
Bldg/Room
Instructor
****
3
002
1100a-1215p
TR
TEACH 112
S. Lahey
PREQ: Obtain call
# from the Honors Program.
Description of Material Being Covered:
How can God allow evil and suffering in a world created in love? Religious belief
has been plagued by The Problem of Evil for as long as believers have been disposed
to use reason to explore faith. This course will explore some fundamental aspects
of monotheistic belief through the lens of dialectically reasoned theology with an
aim of addressing The Problem of Evil. "Where was God on September 11th?" will
become a touchstone for understanding the great wealth of reasoned faith in the
western monotheistic tradition, with attention to the standpoints eminent of
figures in the history of that tradition as well as contemporary thinkers.
Required Books: To be announced.
Method of Instruction: To be announced.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:
To be announced.
