Courses

The Course is an introduction to the third division of the Hebrew Bible which is Kethuviim, and the specific purpose in which Wisdom as an integral part of Jewish cosmology played a significant role. Areas to be covered will include Wisdom in early Israel,...

Any current topical issues in the study of religions can be packaged and offered as a course under this title.

North Africa and the spread and dissemination of Islam to the Western and Central Sudan. Islam in the ancient kingdom of the Western Central Sudan. The spread of Islam to the Volta basin. Modes of and factors facilitating the dissemination of Islam. The...

Doctrinal beginnings in the Early Church. Trinitarian heresies (e.g., modalism), Christological heresies (e.g., Arianism) and the Church’s response to these heresies. The development of Trinitarian and Christological doctrines. Christ’s saving...

The historical Jesus; the individual gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John and their presentations of Jesus. E.g., Mark’s presentation of Jesus as a miracle worker; the relationship between the old Israel and the Church in Matthew and Jesus as a...

Introduction to the history of the major religious traditions in West Africa, i.e., Traditional Religion, Islam and Christianity. Their modes of growth, and main institutions; their encounter with each other; modern religious trends in the West African region...

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the fundamental topics in Biblical Hebrew that will prepare them for deeper studies into the Hebrew language to afford them the ability to read and understand the Old Testament (TANAKH) in the Hebrew...

General introduction to the Quran as a Revelation, Qur’anic exegesis, Peculiarities in Interpretation of the Quran, Approaches to the study of the Quran, Early schools of classical and medieval exegesis, Survey of Tafsir literature, Studies on the...

This Course is a continuation of Hebrew I in which aspects of the Hebrew grammar, vocabulary and syntax not covered in Hebrew I will be taught. It is expected that students will gain more competence and confidence towards the reading and translation of more...

Translation of selected texts from Qur’an and Hadith. Theological and exegetical study of selected texts.