RELIGION

The Hebrew Bible								Mr. Afzal

Brooke Baker									x6550

Gnosticism.  Comparison and contrast of different Gnostic creation stories vs. biblical; Gnostic myth.

Jonathan Blum								   914-834-0156

The Qumran Community: The People of the Dead Sea Scrolls.  The distinct culture of the Qumran Jews - life reflected through the dead sea scrolls.

Jenny Feuer								   914-961-9088

Boundaries Betrayed:  The Two Tragedies of Tamar.  Exegisis of Genesis 38 and Samuel 13.

Kristen Flurkey									x6412

The Book of Job.

Aaron Howland									x6697

Ecclesiastes.  An in depth study of the book of Ecclesiastes.

Wendy Janis										x6445

The Evolution of the Laws of Niddah.  A look at the evolution of  the laws of Niddah (menstruation) from biblical to talmudic times.

Genevieve Langdon

Jeremiah: Living Prophecy.  An analysis of Jeremiah's oracles and his role as a prophet from tradtional old testament perspectives, highlighted by the opinions of two scholars, Buber and Heschel.

Daniel Maurer										x6934

Religion as an oppressive device.

William May										x6814

Midrash Part I.  A historical perspective.  A look at the development of Midrash amongst the rabbis in an attempt to create a defination that explains its difference from the Hebrew bible. 

Jennifer Miller										x6578

Gnosticism.  An overview of gnosticism focusing on Sophia and the poem Thunder: Perfect Mind.

Summer Ostlund									x6823

Joseph's Virtue.  A survey of the thematic changes in the story of Joseph and Mrs. Potiphar from Egyptian literature to rabbinic midrash.

Nicholar Panasevich									x6778

Studies in Religious Music.

Tara Passoni										x6943

Sufi Mysticism.  Examination of Sufi mystical thought and traditions.

Jessica Powers									x6606

Yahweh as Divine Warrior.  Exploration of the concept of Yahweh war and Yahweh in different warrior incarnations.

Anna Thaler									x6543

Holiness In The Hebrew Bible.  A reflective essay on the concept of holiness in the Hebrew Bible.

Heather Winn									x6970

C.K. Chesterton.


Early Christian Thought:  The Theology of Paul and John			Mr. Afzal

Phillip Bernhardt-House							x6698

Origen.  An analysis of On First Principles in order to understand why this highly influential church father was later condemned:  was it a political move or a doctrinal error?

James Isaacs									x6536

Paul and the Law.

Katy Maloney									x6567

The Thought of Rulolf Bultmann.

Annette Ross

Christian Themes in the Narnia Chronicles of C.S. Lewis.