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Ancient Near Eastern Studies (BA): Hebrew Bible Emphasis

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International and Area Studies Bachelors BA

Variable Credit Min

63

Variable Credit Max

63

Major Academic Plan

Title

Academics and Faith

Learning Outcome

Develop the ability to consider the relationship between academics and faith through models of academically sound but also faithful scholarship. Seek a spiritually informed, lifelong pursuit of learning, scholarship, and service.

Title

History and Culture of Ancient Near East

Learning Outcome

Learn and be able to interpret the significant events and developments in the history and cultures of the ancient Near East, including the history and culture of ancient Israel and surrounding civilizations, e.g., Egypt, Greater Syria, and Mesopotamia.

Title

Ancient Text Interpretation

Learning Outcome

Be able to translate and interpret major ancient Near East texts, including the Hebrew Bible, and analyze their significance for understanding the cultures that produced them. They will also learn proper hermeneutical skills and practice sound exegesis as well as learn how to do modern readings, including readings from a Latter-day Saint perspective.

Title

Language Proficiency

Learning Outcome

Acquire and demonstrate functional capacity in Hebrew and textual interpretation of the Hebrew Bible, being able to read, comprehend, analyze, and interpret these significant religious and historical texts with methodological soundness. Students are also encouraged to gain exposure to other pertinent ancient languages (e.g., Aramaic, Ugaritic, Syriac, Greek) and modern research languages (such as German, French, and Modern Hebrew).

Title

Critical Thinking

Learning Outcome

Develop the capacity for informed, independent, critical thinking, be able to perform appropriate library and online scholarly research, and use these skills in the professional study of the ancient Near East.

Title

Analytical Writing

Learning Outcome

Be able to write cogent and substantial research papers on a university level that utilize theoretical and methodological approaches from the Social Sciences and Humanities that integrate historical and artifactual analysis with the translation, analysis and interpretation of ancient Near Eastern texts and topics.

Program Requirements

Requirement 1 — Complete 8 Courses

course - Introduction to ANES 3.0

course - Methods & Sources Hebrew Bible 3.0

course - Hist & Culture of Anc Israel 3.0

course - Rdngs in ANE Texts to 330 BC 3.0

course - Hebrew Bible Studies 3.0

course - Adv Topics in ANES 3.0

course - Ancient Near East to 330 BC 3.0

course - Ancient Near East 330BC-640AD 3.0

Requirement 2 —Complete 1 of 3 Courses

course - Archaeology and the Bible 3.0

course - Archaeology of Egypt 3.0

course - Near Eastern Archaeology 3.0

Requirement 3 —Complete 3 Courses

course - Junior Seminar in ANES 3.0

course - Senior Capstone in ANES 2.0

course - Prof Dev International Studies 1.0

Requirement 4 —Complete 7 Courses

course - 1st-Year Biblical Hebrew 4.0

course - 1st-Year Biblical Hebrew 4.0

course - 2nd Yr Hebrew 4.0

course - 2nd-yr Biblical Heb Narrative 4.0

course - 3rd-yr Biblical Hebrew 1 3.0

course - 3rd-yr Biblical Hebrew 2 3.0

course - Ancient Hebrew Texts - You may take once 2.0

Requirement 5 —Complete 6 hours

Courses taken for other requirements in the major do not double count here. Additional ANES, Greek, or Hebrew courses may be substituted here with the approval of the ANES program coordinator.

course - Methods & Sources Greek NT 3.0

course - Archaeological Fieldwork in NE - You may take once 1.0v

course - Adv Topics in ANES 3.0

course - Archaeology and the Bible 3.0

course - Archaeology of Egypt 3.0

course - Near Eastern Archaeology 3.0

course - History of Ancient Iraq 3.0

course - KC Lecture Series 1.0

course - Texts & Ancient Temples 3.0

course - Studies in Anc Near East Lang - You may take once 0.5v

course - Ancient Near Eastern Studies - You may take once 1.5v

Note: Students are encouraged to take Old and New Testament courses (REL A 211, REL A 212, REL A 301, REL A 302) offered by the Department of Ancient Scripture as part of their Religious Education elective requirements.