First-Year Courses in Ancient Civilizations and Biblical Studies This page was created at 6:47 PM on Mon, Jan 21, 2002. Winter Academic Term, 2002 (January 7 - April 26) Open courses in Ancient Civilizations and Biblical Studies (*Not real-time Information. Review the "Data current as of: " statement at the bottom of hyperlinked page) Wolverine Access Subject listing for ACABS Winter Academic Term '02 Time Schedule for Ancient Civilizations and Biblical Studies. ACABS 221 / RELIGION 280. Jesus and the Gospels. New Testament Section 001. Instructor(s): Gabriele Boccaccini (gbocca@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU). Credits: (4; 3 in the half-term). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. The course will probe the Gospels, including some non-canonical versions (e.g., the Gospel according to Thomas), as sources of the life and teachings of Jesus, the Jew. How reliable are the portraits of Jesus in the Gospels, the oldest of which having been written some forty years after his execution? Through an acquirement of the various critical methods which are applied to the Gospel texts by scholars, students will be enabled to form a defensible answer to this question. In addition to the methodological instruction and exercises, there will be an impartion of the necessary knowledge about the historical, social, and religious world of Jesus and the Gospels, so that a correct reading of Jesus within Judaism might be given. The format of the course consists of two lectures per week by the instructor and a weekly discussion session conducted by a GSI. The course grade will be based upon daily assignments and attendance; midterm and final exam. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 2 Waitlist Code: No Data Given. ACABS 291. Topics in Ancient Civilizations and Biblical Studies. Occasional Course Section 001 – Magic in the Ancient World and in the Bible. Instructor(s): Brian B Schmidt (bschmidt@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. What role does magic play in religious life? Does magic embody a society's symbolic expression of its own self-identity? Like science and religion, does magic function as an analytical category for the comparative study of cultures? How has the Bible impacted modern notions about magic and magic's relation to religion? The ancient cultures of the Middle East and those of the eastern Mediterranean provided the context for the production of the Bible and these together have greatly influenced modern, western notions about the relationship of magic and religion. As a means of exploring these and related topics, the course, Magic in the Ancient World and in the Bible, offers the student the opportunity to engage in a series of studies on magic across several centuries and many ancient cultures. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 2 Waitlist Code: No Data Given. This page was created at 6:47 PM on Mon, Jan 21, 2002. University of Michigan | College of LS&A | Student Academic Affairs | First-Year Handbook | First-Year Information | Parent Handbook | LS&A Bulletin This page maintained by LS&A Academic Information and Publications, 1228 Angell Hall Copyright © 2001 The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA +1 734 764-1817 Trademarks of the University of Michigan may not be electronically or otherwise altered or separated from this document or used for any non-University purpose.