SEX, GENDER AND THE OLD TESTAMENT (OT 6124)

Term: 2020-2021 Spring Semester

Faculty

Cameron B. R. HowardShow MyInfo popup for Cameron B. R. Howard

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Schedule

Wed-Thu-Fri, 8:30 AM - 11:20 AM (4/21/2021 - 4/23/2021) Location: MAIN
Wed-Thu-Fri, 1:30 PM - 4:20 PM (4/21/2021 - 4/23/2021) Location: MAIN
Sat, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM (4/24/2021 - 4/24/2021) Location: MAIN

Description

An exploration of ways men, women, masculinity, and femininity are portrayed and constructed in the Old Testament. Attention is given to literary characterization, social roles, metaphor, and understandings of sexuality in the biblical text and in the church today. The course also engages questions of scriptural authority and gendered portrayals of God.