Holy Moses! Exodus in the Jewish, Christian, and African American Traditions
CCIV 243
Spring 2011 not offered
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In this multimedia course, we begin with the Biblical text of Exodus and go on to discuss Moses in Greco-Roman paganism, in Jewish writers of the Hellenistic Age, and the interpretations of Exodus in the New Testament and the Church Fathers. We then turn to a study of Moses in psychoanalytic thought, in political theory, and in American and African American literature, film, and song. One week of class is devoted to representations of Moses in painting and sculpture. |
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Essential Capabilities:
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA CLAS |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Robert Alter, THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES: A TRANSLATION WITH COMMENTARY
Philo Judaeus, LIFE OF MOSES
Josephus, ANTIQUITIES (selections)
THE ASSUMPTION OF MOSES
EZEKIEL THE TRAGEDIAN, EXAGOGE
FREUD, MOSES AND MONOTHEISM
AARON WILDAVSKY, MOSES AS POLITICAL LEADER
THE OXFORD BOOK OF SPIRITUALS
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Examinations and Assignments:
Course requirements: completion of all assignments before class; attendance at all classes; active participation in class discussions. Students will be responsible for leading discussion groups (in pairs), and for submitting a final project (paper, web site, or other format). |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Some Preliminary Topics for Projects:
THE PASSOVER HAGGADAH
Arnold Schoenberg's opera, MOSES AND AARON
Gioachino Rossini's opera, MOISE ET PHARAON
Howard Fast, MOSES: PRINCE OF EGYPT
Marek Halter, Zipporah, WIFE OF MOSES: A NOVEL
Zora Neale Hurston, MOSES, MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN
William Faulkner, GO DOWN, MOSES
Films: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1923, 1956), THE GREEN PASTURES (1936): selections from: MOSES THE LAWGIVER (1975), MOSES (1996), THE PRINCE OF EGYPT (1998), THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (2007), EXODUS (2007) |
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