 | University of Virginia March, 1907 |  |
THE JOHN B. CARY, MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF BIBLICAL
HISTORY AND LITERATURE.
Associate Professor Forrest.
The instruction in this department will be planned to furnish students
that general acquaintance with the history and literature of the Bible
which should constitute a part of every liberal education. The course will
be accepted as an elective at large for the B. A. degree.
Course 1: For the session of 1906-7. Old Testament History.—
Special attention will be devoted to Hebrew origins, and the history of
the Hebrew people will be sketched through its stages of nomadic life,
early settlement, monarchy, dissolution of the state, exile, and restoration.
The American Revised Version of the Bible will be the text-book. Instruction
will be chiefly by lectures. Students will be required to do parallel
reading, and to prepare frequent written exercises or reports on subjects
assigned.
Course 2: For the session of 1907-8. History and Literature of the
English Bible.—The history of the original documents from which our
Bible has been derived will be traced. This will be followed by a more
detailed study of the history of the various English Versions that have
culminated in our present Authorized and Revised Versions. The literature
of the Bible will then be examined in the light of modern literary canons,
comparison being instituted between the various forms of Biblical literature
and recognized masterpieces from general literature. Text-books and
lectures.
But one of these courses will be offered in any one session.
The class will meet in the Bible Study Room at Madison Hall, three
hours a week throughout the session. Days and hours of meeting will
be determined to suit the convenience of students electing the course.
| University of Virginia March, 1907 | |