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This
section of the course web site contains introductions to the readings
for each class and, from time to time, additional exercises and
materials to help you prepare for classes and exams. You can access
each day's prep notes from the schedule on this page or from the
book icon in the online syllabus.
Schedule of Topics
| Date |
Topic |
| Tuesday,
April 6 |
Mesopotamia: The Epic of Gilgamesh |
| Thursday,
April 8 |
Introduction
to Islam |
| Tuesday,
April 13 |
The
Prophet Muhammad as Hero in Islam |
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| Thursday,
April 15 |
Greece:
Aeschylus' Oresteia, "Agamemnon" |
| Tuesday,
April 20 |
Greece:
Aeschylus' Oresteia, "Agamemnon" |
| Thursday,
April 22 |
Greece:
Aeschylus' Oresteia, "The Kindly Ones" |
| Tuesday,
April 27 |
Israel:
Covenant in Monarchy & Exile |
| Thursday,
April 29 |
Israel:
Covenant in Apocalypse |
| Tuesday,
May 4 |
Israel:
Justice in the Middle East |
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| Tuesday,
May 11 |
The Love Command in the Gospels |
| Thursday,
May 13 |
Augustine
on Love |
| Tuesday,
May 18 |
Martin
Luther King, Jr. on the Love Command |
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| Thursday,
May 20 |
"Ain't
Misbehavin'": The Greeks Defend the Gods |
| Tuesday,
May 25 |
"Ain't
Misbehavin'": A Jewish Philosopher Defends his God |
| Thursday,
May 27 |
"Ain't
Misbehavin'": Pagan Critiques of Christianity &
the Christian Defense |
| Tuesday,
June 1 |
The
Jewish & Christian Revelations in Islam |
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