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2010-2011 HillBook (Class of 2014) 
    
2010-2011 HillBook (Class of 2014) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]

REL 302 - Violence and Sex in the Bible

Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2011, 2013

Examines the dynamics of sex and violence in ancient Israel as they are presented in the biblical text. Topics include the construction of gender, the status of women and men in society and law, holy war, the characterization of physical violence as positive or negative, the gender of God and its implications.
Prerequisite(s): GENR 100  or GENR 140 .