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May 01, 2024
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2010-2011 HillBook (Class of 2014) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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REL 301 - Islam and the Bible: Jewish and Muslim Morality and EthicsThree Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2011, 2013
As brother religions vying for the same sacred history, Islam and Judaism trace the genesis of their spiritual and biological communities back to the very same founding parents. Yet Islam is not Judaism, Muslims are not Jews, and vice versa. Rather, the two traditions are, and understand themselves to be, distinct entities with distinct value systems. By comparing the Jewish and Muslim accounts of the shared Biblical ancestors, as well the often colorful exegesis on these narratives, this course will investigate various matters of moral and ethical concern to these communities and the lessons thereby imparted by each tradition.
Prerequisite(s): GENR 100 or GENR 140 .
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