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Publication Date: 2024-Sep
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Why Teach Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and Qur'an to Undergraduate US University Students?
Teaching Theology & Religion, v27 n3 p62-65 2024
Introducing students to the similarities and connections among the Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and Qur'an is a means to introduce students to a shared source of humanity, beauty, wisdom, and solace. This article outlines a literature class that uses comparatist strategies to introduce these three foundational religious texts as literary works. Figural and thematic strategies reveal the development of stories, characters, ideas, and values. Cultural studies strategies demonstrate the profound effects that the texts have had on our notions about our relationships and responsibilities to ourselves, our families, and our world. Students report a better understanding of their own spiritualties, a greater acceptance of their own identities, and an increased appreciation of the diversity of their communities.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Religious Education, Biblical Literature, Judaism, Islam, Role of Education, Religious Factors, Spiritual Development, Self Concept, Diversity
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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