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This course offers an introduction to the history of the Bible, and its evolution from the perspective of ancient media studies. Student will learn about the Bible's composition, reception, and its use in pre-modern and modern media. Students will read biblical passages, learn about the ancient scribal practices underlying its composition, copying, and editing, and its translation into different languages and scripts. And, we will also study the people who used and preserved it. During the course, we will also learn about the different ways that the Bible has been used and reinterpreted in other media forms. We will experience retellings, reinterpretations, and/or other forms of interaction with the Bible in 20th and 21st century literature, art, and film.