Exploring term Fall 2023 Change
- ACAN: Arts of Canada
- ADMN: Public Administration
- AE: Art Education
- AGEI: Ageing
- AHVS: Art History and Visual Studies
- ANTH: Anthropology
- ART: Visual Arts
- ARTS: Arts
- ASL: American Sign Language
- ASTR: Astronomy
- ATWP: Academic and Technical Writing Program
- BCMB: Biochemistry and Microbiology
- BIOC: Biochemistry
- BIOL: Biology
- BME: Biomedical Engineering
- CE: Community Engagement
- CHEM: Chemistry
- CIVE: Civil Engineering
- COM: Commerce
- CS: Canadian Studies
- CSC: Computer Science
- CW: Creative Writing (En'owkin Centre)
- CYC: Child and Youth Care
- DHUM: Digital Humanities
- DSST: Disability Studies (DSS)
- ECE: Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECON: Economics
- ED-D: Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
- ED-P: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDCI: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDUC: Education
- ENGR: Engineering
- ENSH: English
- ENT: Entrepreneurship
- EOS: Earth and Ocean Sciences
- EPHE: Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
- ER: Environmental Restoration
- ES: Environmental Studies
- EUS: European Studies
- FA: Fine Arts
- FRAN: French and Francophone Studies
- GDS: Global Development Studies
- GEOG: Geography
- GMST: Germanic Studies
- GNDR: Gender Studies
- GREE: Greek
- GRS: Greek and Roman Studies
- HDCC: Human Dimensions of Climate Change
- HINF: Health Information Science
- HLTH: Health
- HS: Health and Society
- HSD: Human and Social Development
- HSTR: History
- HUMA: Humanities
- IB: International Business
- ICDG: Indigenous Community Development and Governance
- IED: Indigenous Education
- IGOV: Indigenous Governance
- INGH: Indigenous Health Studies
- INTS: International Health Studies
- IS: Indigenous Studies
- ISP: Intercultural Studies and Practice
- ITAL: Italian
- LAS: Latin American Studies
- LATI: Latin
- LAW: Law
- LING: Linguistics
- MATH: Mathematics
- MDIA: Media Studies
- MECH: Mechanical Engineering
- MEDI: Medieval Studies
- MEDS: Medical Science
- MICR: Microbiology
- MRNE: Marine Science
- MUS: Music
- NURS: Nursing
- PAAS: Pacific and Asian Studies
- PHIL: Philosophy
- PHYS: Physics
- POLI: Political Science
- PORT: Portuguese
- PSYC: Psychology
- RCS: Religion, Culture and Society
- SCIE: Science
- SENG: Software Engineering
- SJS: Social Justice Studies
- SLST: Slavic Studies
- SMGT: Service Management
- SOCI: Sociology
- SOCW: Social Work
- SOSC: Social Science
- SPAN: Spanish
- STAT: Statistics
- TCA: Transformative Climate Action
- THEA: Theatre
- TS: Technology and Society
- VIRS: Visiting International Research Studies
- VKUR: Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Award
- WRIT: Writing
- RCS101: Selected Topics in Religion, Culture and Society
- RCS120: The People, Practices and Politics of Contemporary Yoga
- RCS200: Greek and Roman Mythology
- RCS200A: Introduction to Judaism, Christianity and Islam
- RCS200B: Introduction to Asian Religions
- RCS201: Key Questions in Religion, Culture and Society
- RCS240: Traditions of Death and Dying in Asia
- RCS260: The Bible as Literature
- RCS261: Philosophy of Religion
- RCS303: Origin of Space, Time and Matter in the Universe
- RCS305: Magic, Mysticism and the Occult
- RCS306: Critics of Religion
- RCS307: Religion And The Environment
- RCS308: Religion and Society in Canada
- RCS309: Religion and Sexuality
- RCS310: Topics in the Study of Religion
- RCS311: Gandhi and the Ethics of Nonviolence
- RCS312: Koiné Greek
- RCS326: Religion and Spirituality in Canada
- RCS328: Myth and Theory
- RCS337B: Reformation and Religious War in Europe
- RCS349: Jews and Christians in the Greek and Roman World
- RCS350: Medieval Latin
- RCS351: The Transformation of the Late Roman World
- RCS361: Religions of East Asia
- RCS363: Buddhism
- RCS365: Renaissance Literature
- RCS369: Milton’s Major Poetry and Selected Prose
- RCS370: Intersections of Law and Religion from Ancient to Current Worlds
- RCS380: Religion and the Making of the Modern Middle East
- RCS381: Globalization and Religion
- RCS382: Greek and Roman Religion
- RCS383: Politics and Religion
- RCS384: Religion in the United States
- RCS390: Experiential Learning
- RCS401: Selected Topics in Religious Studies
- RCS403: Studies in Religion and Society
- RCS450: Capstone Seminar
- RCS464: Literature and the Bible
- RCS479A: Modern Religion and Empire
- RCS490: Directed Reading
- RCS493: Seminar in Buddhism in English
RCS260
The Bible as Literature
Surveys basic stories and books in the Old and New Testaments with a focus on their literary features. Familiarizes students with important biblical stories, genres, and references in literature and religious discourse.
Lecture: 3h
Lab: 0h
Tutorial: 0h
Credits: 1.5