PHIL 3020 Topics in Bible and Philosophy

PHIL 3020 Topics in Bible and Philosophy
Topics in Bible and Philosophy

The Western tradition has two roots—Jerusalem and Athens, or the Bible and Greek philosophy. This course will be devoted to a reading of the Bible with a view to the fundamental philosophic questions it raises. Courses in different semesters will focus on various biblical texts (Genesis; Exodus and Deuteronomy; Samuel & Kings; Job), with relevant philosophic reflections drawn from Plato, Aristotle, Maimonides, Machiavelli, Kant, Kierkegaard, and others.


credit hours: 3