JWST 120 - God

1 unit(s)

(Same as RELI 120) Whether we are furious with it, love it, or think it does not exist, the figure that western civilization calls “God” is one of our most powerful root metaphor, an intellectual category that requires interrogation and understanding. As a literary figure, God has a personality, a biography, and a history; and like all of us, a great deal to say about how he has been understood and misunderstood. Through analysis of primary materials (Biblical, Ugaritic, Canaanite, Mesopotamian, and Greek) we explore the origin and development of this complicated figure in Biblical literature. Ms. LiDonnici.

Open only to freshmen; satisfies the college requirement for a Freshman Writing Seminar.

Not offered in 2015/16.

Two 75-minute periods.